Researching Ian 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 Ian means "God is gracious" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Ian Williams on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ian Williams and the Williams Genealogy
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.
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| 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
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Find Ian Williams from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Williams Forums
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| 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. |
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Some Famous People called Ian Williams
Ian Williams (fencer)
Ian Williams (born 26 October 1967),Great Britain Sabre Lead Talent Coach was the National Sabre Coach for Team GB Fencing (2006–2008), and is the head coach at Camden Fencing Club in London. He was previously an international fencer and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Williams was coached by Christian Bauer and Péter Fröhlich for a number of years, and together with James Williams they run a successful summer training camp in the UK. He is left-handed. Ian Now coaches Fencing at Whitgift school In south croydon.
Source: Ian Williams (fencer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaIan Williams (writer)
Ian Williams (born June 17, 1979) is a Canadian poet and fiction writer.
Williams is the author of Personals (poems, 2012), which was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award. His collection of short stories, Not Anyone's Anything, won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. His first book of poetry, You Know Who You Are, was shortlisted for the ReLit Awards.
Williams earned Honours B.Sc., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Toronto. He is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of British Columbia, as well as a trustee of The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry.
His debut novel, Reproduction, was published in 2019, and was awarded the 2019 Giller Prize. It was also shortlisted for the 2019 Amazon.ca First Novel Award, and the 2019 Toronto Book Awards.
His poetry collection Word Problems was shortlisted for the ReLit Award for poetry in 2021, and won the Raymond Souster Award from the League of Canadian Poets.
His essay collection Disorientation was shortlisted for the 2021 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.
Source: Ian Williams (writer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaIan Williams (sailor)
Ian Williams is a world class sailor with many credits to his name, including seven time winner of the World Match Racing Championships.
Williams specialises in match racing competing in the World Match Racing Tour. In 2008 following winning the tour and therefore the World Championship title he was shortlisted by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards. This achievement was remarkable as Williams was up against a number of full-time professional America's Cup teams.
Williams is featured on the International mainstream sports talk broadcast network as a sailing celebrity on Sports Byline on Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile (co-host Rick Tittle)
Source: Ian Williams (sailor), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Williams
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