Researching Rebekah 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 Rebekah means "Form of REBECCA. tied" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Rebekah Williams on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Rebekah Williams and 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 Family Tree Databases
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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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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Rebekah Williams. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Rebekah Williams
Rebekah Williams
Rebekah Uqi Williams (born March 3, 1950) is a Canadian politician who served as the acting commissioner of Nunavut from June 22, 2020, when Nellie Kusugak's term ended, until January 14, 2021, when Eva Aariak took office. She has been the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut since December 20, 2019. She also served as a former territorial level politician from Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories, now part of Nunavut. Williams previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 2000 until 2004.
Williams was elected in a by-election in the Quttiktuq electoral district on December 4, 2000. She defeated seven other candidates with 21% of the vote including former MLA Levi Barnabas who had previously vacated the seat after he pleaded guilty to assault as well as former Northwest Territories MLA Tommy Enuaraq.
Williams served a partial term in office, and ran for re-election in the 2004 Nunavut general election. Despite increasing her popular vote she was defeated by Barnabas.
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