Researching Gar Waddy
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 99 people with the Waddy surname? In that year Waddy was ranked number 3480 for popularity in the UK. |
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Records of Gar Waddy on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gar Waddy and the Waddy Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 130 people with the Waddy surname in the UK? Waddy is now ranked number 3920 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Gar Waddy
Gar Waddy
Edgar Lloyd "Gar" Waddy (3 December 1879 – 2 August 1963) was an Australian cricketer. A a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played 58 first-class cricket matches, mostly for New South Wales, between 1896 and 1921, scoring 2775 runs and taking two wickets.
Waddy toured New Zealand with the Australian teams in 1913–14 and 1920–21. He played in the two matches against New Zealand on each tour. He made his highest first-class score, 140 in 124 minutes, when he opened the batting in the second match against New Zealand in 1913–14.
He was the father of the Second World War aviator and New South Wales legislator John Lloyd Waddy. Two of his brothers, Ernest Frederick, known as "Mick", and Percival Stacy, known as "Stacy", also played first-class cricket.
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