Researching Fred Williamson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 26847 people with the Williamson surname? In that year Williamson was ranked number 119 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Fred means "Form of FREDERICK. Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Fred Williamson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Fred Williamson in your 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 Fred Williamson and the Williamson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Williamson 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Williamson family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Fred Williamson at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Fred Williamson using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Fred Williamson.
Research the Williamson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Williamson Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 33825 people with the Williamson surname in the UK? Williamson is now ranked number 136 for popularity in the UK. |
Williamson Genealogy 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Fred Williamson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Williamson family and people looking to contact living Williamson relations.
Search One Great Family for Williamson records submitted by people who are already researching the Williamson Family Tree.
Find Fred Williamson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Williamson Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 148874 people with the Williamson surname in the USA? Williamson is ranked number 108 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Williamson Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Fred Williamson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson
Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), also known as The Hammer, is an American actor and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s. Williamson is perhaps best known for his film career, starring as Tommy Gibbs in the 1973 crime drama film Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem. Williamson also had other notable roles in other 1970s blaxploitation films such as Hammer (1972), That Man Bolt (1973) and Three the Hard Way (1974).
Source: Fred Williamson, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Williamson
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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