Researching William Watkins
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18148 people with the Watkins surname? In that year Watkins was ranked number 202 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Watkins on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Watkins and the Watkins Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 23658 people with the Watkins surname in the UK? Watkins is now ranked number 220 for popularity in the UK. |
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William Richard Watkins
William Richard Watkins (22 June 1904 – 15 October 1986) was an English cricketer.
Bill Watkins was born in Ealing, Middlesex and represented Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler in 27 first-class matches between 1930 and 1937. He scored 626 runs (average 17.38), with a highest score of 83, his only half century and took 8 catches. He also took 7 wickets (at an average cost of 35.42).
One of his proudest moments was batting with Patsy Hendren at Dudley in 1933, when Hendren made his highest score of 301 not out versus Worcestershire.
He also played for MCC between 1937 and 1947 and coached the MCC Groundstaff. He retired from this role in 1969, but remained well known at Lord's up to the time of his death at Norwood Green.
Source: William Richard Watkins, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Henry Watkins
William Henry Watkins (19 March 1862 – 29 July 1924) was a British co-operative activist.
Born in Plymouth, Watkins studied at Plymouth Public School and the Apprentices School, then took politics and economics through the University of Oxford's extension course. He completed an apprenticeship as a shipwright before taking a land-based clerical position for the Royal Navy, working in stores.
In 1887, Watkins joined the Plymouth Co-operative Society, and he spent much of the remainder of his life teaching for the movement. He was a founder of a local co-operative house painters' society, and took various posts in the movement, becoming secretary of the Co-operative Union's south west region, and serving on its central board and various national committees. He was president of the Co-operative Congress in 1910 and of the Plymouth Co-operative Society from 1914 to 1919. A strong advocate of the movement involving itself in politics, he was the first chairman of the Co-operative Party, serving until his death.
Watkins also served on the Consumer Council, and from 1919 until his death was a Labour Party member of Plymouth City Council.
Source: William Henry Watkins, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Watkins
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