Researching Sam Widdowson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1591 people with the Widdowson surname? In that year Widdowson was ranked number 2103 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Sam means "to hear" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sam Widdowson and the Widdowson Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 2267 people with the Widdowson surname in the UK? Widdowson is now ranked number 2179 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Sam Widdowson
Sam Weller Widdowson
Sam Weller Widdowson (16 April 1851 - 9 May 1927) was an English sportsman of the Victorian era. He played cricket for Nottinghamshire and association football for Nottingham Forest and also played once for the England national football team, against Scotland in 1880. Widdowson is also credited with inventing football shin pads in 1874 when he cut down a pair of cricket pads and strapped them outside his stockings. Initially, the concept was ridiculed but it soon caught on with other players, and shin pads are now required by the Laws of the Game. He later became a football referee and was in charge of the first ever match in which goal nets were used. He was Nottingham Forest chairman from 1879 to 1884.
Source: Sam Weller Widdowson, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Widdowson
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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