Researching Leon Williams
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The name Leon means "Form of LEONARD. Like A Lion" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Leon Williams on Ancestry
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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 Leon Williams and the Williams Family Tree
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 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 Williams family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Leon Williams at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Leon Williams using the FreeBMD database.
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Williams Genealogy Databases
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Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Leon Williams.
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Find Leon Williams from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Williams Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Leon Williams. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leon Williams
Leon Jay Williams
Leon Jay Williams (, born 30 July 1976) is Eurasian Singaporean singer and actor who frequently lives and works in Taiwan and mainland China. In addition to Mandarin Chinese, he speaks English; he sometimes displays this ability in his work on television shows. He was a former model.
Williams is of mixed English, German, Japanese and Chinese descent - his paternal grandfather is English, his paternal grandmother is of mixed German and Japanese ancestry. His mother is a Chinese Singaporean.
He is known for starring in several Taiwanese dramas, including Green Forest, My Home and Heaven's Wedding Gown. He has also made a cameo appearance in Smiling Pasta. His most recent drama appearance is in "Zhang Xiao Wu's Spring". Williams was also a former Mister Singapore and Mister International Man.
He is now signed to ECI Talent.
Source: Leon Jay Williams, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaLeon Williams (boxer)
Leon Williams (born 6 November 1983) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2012. He held the British Cruiserweight title from 2011 to 2012.
Williams won the Southern Area title in October 2010 with a points win over JJ Ojuederie. This was followed, however, by a second-round knockout by Richard Turba.
Williams became British cruiserweight champion following his controversial defeat of Robert Norton on 21 October 2011. Most observers had Norton comfortably winning the fight. Williams lost the British title in January 2012 when he was stopped in the final round by Shane McPhilbin. This time, Williams was well ahead on the cards and had dropped McPhilbin earlier in the fight, but a late barrage by McPhilbin saw the fight stopped.
Williams fought Tony Conquest in July 2012 in an attempt to regain his Southern Area title. Conquest stopped Williams in the first round.
Source: Leon Williams (boxer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Williams
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