Researching Freddie Williams
Dig into the past of Freddie Williams using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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 Freddie Williams on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Freddie Williams 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Williams ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Freddie Williams and the Williams Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the 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 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 Williams family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Freddie Williams at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Freddie Williams using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Freddie Williams records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Freddie Williams information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Freddie Williams.
Research the Williams surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Williams Military records.
| 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 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Freddie Williams.
Study MyTrees for information on the Williams family and people looking to contact living Williams relations.
Check out One Great Family for Williams records submitted by people who are already researching the Williams Family Tree.
Find Freddie Williams from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Williams 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.
Research the Williams surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| 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
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Freddie Williams. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Freddie Williams
Freddie Williams (businessman)
Freddie "Fearless" Sidney Williams (28 October 1942 – 21 June 2008) was a Scottish businessman, gambler and bookmaker. Born in the Ayrshire mining village of Cumnock, he was spared a career as a miner due to ill health at the age of 15 and went on to work for local soft drinks company Currie's of Auchinleck. Following a successful management buyout, and subsequent sale, Williams became a millionaire.
It was at Currie's that he first took to gambling. For years he was a boomaker's-runner, before taking up his first bookmaking pitch at Auchinleck Greyhound Track.
In 1974 Freddie bought his first horseracing bookmaking pitch at Ayr Racecourse. He subsequently went on purchase pitches, including Irvine Racecourse, Hamilton Park Racecourse, Musselburgh Racecourse, Perth Racecourse and Cheltenham Racecourse. He also owned a pitch at Shawfield dogs track in Glasgow. At the time of his death, Freddie owned a total of 11
As business grew, Freddie Williams Bookmakers grew to a chain of 7 bookmaking shops. As of June 2008, this had been slimmed down to two, one in either of his hometowns, Cumnock and Auchinleck.
Source: Freddie Williams (businessman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaFreddie Williams (runner)
Frederick Lawrence "Freddy" Williams (born February 24, 1962 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Canadian track and field athlete, known for running middle distances. He represented Canada in the 1992 Olympics running the 800 metres and anchoring the Canadian 4 x 400 metres relay team. He also ran in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, in both 1991 and as a 6th place finalist in 1993 beating the 1992 Olympic gold medalist William Tanui in the process.
He was a home town finalist in the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto.
While running for Abilene Christian University, he was the 1986 NCAA Champion.
Source: Freddie Williams (runner), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Williams
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