Researching William Conway
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5611 people with the Conway surname? In that year Conway was ranked number 760 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Conway on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Conway and the Conway Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 13444 people with the Conway surname in the UK? Conway is now ranked number 426 for popularity in the UK. |
Conway Family Tree Databases
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Conway Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Conway surname in the USA? Conway is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Conway
William Conway (United States Navy)
William Conway (1802 – November 30, 1865) was a United States Navy quartermaster born in Camden, Maine. At the surrender of Pensacola Navy Yard (also known as Warrington Navy Yard) to the rebels on January 12, 1861, Confederate Lieutenant Frederick B. Kinshaw ordered Conway to lower the American flag. He replied: "I have served under that flag for forty years, and I won't do it." For his refusal, Conway was arrested and clapped in irons. Shortly afterward he was sent north, where he remained until his death at Brooklyn, New York. For his patriotic action, Conway was presented with a gold medal by citizens of California. In August 1906, the Quartermaster William Conway Monument was unveiled at Camden, a granite boulder affixed with a commemorative bronze plaque "honoring his sturdy loyalty."
Source: William Conway (United States Navy), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
William Conway (Arkansas judge)
William B. Conway (January 14, 1805 – December 29, 1852) was a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1847 to 1849.
Born near Greeneville, Tennessee, Conway was the brother of Elias Nelson Conway, who became Governor of Arkansas. Conway was given no middle name at birth, but adopted one later in life:
Conway became an Arkansas circuit judge in 1830, and in 1847 was appointed to succeed Judge Edward Cross on the state supreme court. Cross was described as "a good man, but of small learning and capacity".
Conway died in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 47, and was buried next to his mother in Mount Holly Cemetery.
==See also==* List of Arkansas adjutants general
Source: William Conway (Arkansas judge), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Conway
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