Researching Oliver 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 Oliver means "an olive" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Oliver Williams on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Oliver Williams and the Williams Genealogy
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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. |
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Oliver Williams
Oliver Charles W Williams (born 28 April 1983) is an English cricketer. Williams is a right-handed batsman. He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire.
Williams represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board in 2 List A matches against Denmark in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, and the Kent Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the same competition. Both matches were held in 2002. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 7 runs at a batting average of 3.50, with a high score of 4.
He later played club cricket for Hayes Cricket Club in the Kent Cricket League.
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