Researching Clarence 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.
The name Clarence means "Bright, clear" and is of Latin origin.
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Records of Clarence Williams on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Clarence Williams family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clarence Williams and the Williams Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Clarence Williams Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Clarence Williams family tree.
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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
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Williams Forums
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Did you know that there are currently 2123734 people with the Williams surname in the USA? Williams is ranked number 3 for popularity in the USA.
Miscellaneous Williams Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Clarence Williams. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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public profiler Names database. The public profiler Names database contains distributions for
the Williams surname in both 1881 and 1998. It also contains data on the ethnicity breakdown of the Williams surname.
Some Famous People called Clarence Williams
| Clarence Williams | Wiki Detail | Clarence Williams (October 8, 1898 ? November 6, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher. |
| Clarence Williams | Wiki Detail | "For other persons of the same name see Clarence Williams. |
| Clarence S. Williams | Wiki Detail | Clarence Stewart Williams (October 7, 1863 - October 24, 1951) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander in chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet from 1925 to 1927. |
| Clarence Williams | Wiki Detail | Clarence Williams (b. |
| Clarence Williams | Wiki Detail | Clarence Williams (born September 3, 1946 in) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. |
Other names that sound a bit like Williams
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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