Researching William Sidell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 52 people with the Sidell surname? In that year Sidell was ranked number 3527 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Sidell on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Sidell and the Sidell Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sidell 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 Sidell family tree.
Search Parish Records for William Sidell at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Sidell using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about William Sidell.
Research the Sidell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sidell Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 131 people with the Sidell surname in the UK? Sidell is now ranked number 3919 for popularity in the UK. |
Sidell Family Tree Databases
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Find William Sidell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sidell Forums
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Miscellaneous Sidell Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on William Sidell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Sidell
William Sidell
William Sidell (30 May 1915 – 2 October 1994) was a carpenter and an American labor leader. He was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America from 1973 to 1979.
He was born in Chicago to Samuel and Fannie (Freeman) Sidell. His father was a cabinetmaker. The family moved to Los Angeles, California, where Sidell graduated from public high school.
He apprenticed as a carpenter, and in 1939 joined the local in Los Angeles.
He married his wife, Frankie, in 1936 and the couple had three children.
In 1948, he was elected business manager of Local 721 in Los Angeles, and in 1957 secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles District Council of Carpenters. He served as a trustee for the Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund for Southern California, and as a pension trustee for the Carpenters Pension Trust for Southern California.
In 1963, he was elected a vice president of the Carpenters union and served on the general executive board. In 1964, he was elected second vice president, and moved to first vice president in 1969.
After the retirement of president Maurice Hutcheson in 1972, he was elected president as his successor. The same year, he was elected a vice president of the AFL-CIO, and served on the executive committee of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO and chaired the AFL-CIO Committee on Housing (a group which lobbied Congress on housing policy).
President Gerald Ford appointed him to the President's Collective Bargaining Committee in Construction, but resigned in 1976 when Ford unexpectedly vetoed a common situs picketing bill.
He was considered a successor to AFL-CIO president George Meany. But when Meany hand-picked his assistant, Lane Kirkland, as his successor, Sidell and other contenders for the presidency withdrew.
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