Researching George Watkins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18148 people with the Watkins surname? In that year Watkins was ranked number 202 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Watkins on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Watkins and the Watkins Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Watkins 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 Watkins family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 23658 people with the Watkins surname in the UK? Watkins is now ranked number 220 for popularity in the UK. |
Watkins Genealogy Databases
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Watkins Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 167104 people with the Watkins surname in the USA? Watkins is ranked number 102 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Watkins Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on George Watkins. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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George Watkins (baseball)
George Archibald Watkins (June 4, 1900 – June 1, 1970) was a Major League Baseball player, born in Freestone County, Texas who owns the National League record for the highest batting average in his rookie season, batting .373 in his rookie year of, with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He went on to play until the season with the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies (-1936), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936), never again posting a batting average over .312. On June 24,, Watkins hit three home runs in one game.
In 894 games played, Watkins compiled a .288 batting average (925-3207) with 490 runs scored, 73 home runs, 420 RBI, a .347 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage in 7 major league seasons. He posted a career .956 fielding percentage. In 9 World Series games, he batted .231 (6-26), scoring 6 runs, with 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
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