Researching Boswell Williams
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 215128 people with the Williams surname? In that year Williams was ranked number 3 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Boswell Williams on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Boswell Williams and the Williams Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 270138 people with the Williams surname in the UK? Williams is now ranked number 3 for popularity in the UK. |
Williams Family Tree Databases
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Williams Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Boswell Williams. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Boswell Williams
Boswell Williams
Boswell Bennie Williams (May 16, 1926 – July 20, 2014) was a Saint Lucian politician who represented the district of Vieux Fort in the legislature from 1974 to 1979.
He was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Governor-General on June 19, 1980, replacing Sir Allen Montgomery Lewis, father of the former Prime Minister Vaughan Lewis. He was initially Acting Governor General, becoming Governor General in December 1981. Williams had to confront the most serious constitutional crisis in the history of Saint Lucia soon after the rejection of Prime Minister Allan Louisy's budget proposal. He resigned on December 13, 1982.
Williams died at his home in Sans Soucis on July 20, 2014 at the age of 88.
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