Researching Gavin 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 Gavin means "one of King Arthur's knights" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Gavin Williams on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gavin Williams and the Williams Family Tree
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Gavin Williams (rugby union)
Gavin Williams (born 25 October 1979) is a former rugby union player from New Zealand, who played in the Top 14 and for Samoa internationally.
Williams previously played for Connacht, where he played from 2005 until the end of the 2006–07 season. After leaving Connacht, he went on to make his debut for Samoa in 2007 in a match against . Williams scored a try and conversion in Samoa's opening game in the 2007 World Cup.
After leaving Connacht, he played for US Dax before signing for Clermont.
Gavin Williams has a strong family connection in rugby with his father Bryan Williams, a strong winger who played for Auckland and New Zealand, and brother Paul Williams, who has represented the Crusaders, Highlanders and Blues in Super Rugby, and who also plays for Samoa internationally.
Source: Gavin Williams (rugby union), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGavin Williams (cricketer)
Gavin Anjez Williams (born 18 November 1984) is an Antiguan cricketer who has played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket.
Williams played a single match for the Antigua and Barbuda national team at the 2008 Stanford 20/20 tournament, against the U.S. Virgin Islands. His debut for the Leewards came in February 2010, against the Windward Islands in the 2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition. Against the same team during the 2010–11 season, Williams scored a maiden first-class century, 114 runs from 193 balls. He last played for the Leewards in March 2012, in the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition.
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