Researching Bobby Sands
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3354 people with the Sands surname? In that year Sands was ranked number 1247 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bobby means "Famous" and is of German origin.
Records of Bobby Sands on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bobby Sands and the Sands Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 4664 people with the Sands surname in the UK? Sands is now ranked number 1259 for popularity in the UK. |
Sands Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Sands surname in the USA? Sands is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bobby Sands
Bobby Sands
Robert Gerard Sands ( 9 March 19545 May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland. Sands helped to plan the 1976 bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry, which was followed by a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Sands was arrested while trying to escape and sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession.
He was the leader of the 1981 hunger strike in which Irish republican prisoners protested against the removal of Special Category Status. During Sands' strike, he was elected to the British Parliament as an Anti H-Block candidate. His death and those of nine other hunger strikers was followed by a new surge of IRA recruitment and activity. International media coverage brought attention to the hunger strikers, and the republican movement in general, attracting both praise and criticism.
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