Researching Willie Somerset
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 406 people with the Somerset surname? In that year Somerset was ranked number 3173 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Willie means "Resolute Protector" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Willie Somerset on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Willie Somerset and the Somerset Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Somerset 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Somerset family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 500 people with the Somerset surname in the UK? Somerset is now ranked number 3569 for popularity in the UK. |
Somerset Genealogy Databases
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Somerset Forums
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Willie Somerset
Willard F. Somerset (born March 17, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Somerset attended Farrell High School in Farrell, Pennsylvania and later, Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A 5'8" guard from Duquesne University, Somerset played eight games for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1965–66 NBA season, averaging 5.6 points per game. He blossomed in the American Basketball Association, where he averaged 22.8 points in 135 games with the Houston Mavericks and New York Nets from 1967 to 1969. During the 1968–69 ABA season, when he was named an All-Star, Somerset ranked fifth in the league in points per game, eighth in assists per game, and third in free throw percentage.
After his playing career, Willie became a pharmacist and retired from the profession in 2012.
Somerset was named one of the "Outstanding Young Men of America" in 1968. He was inducted into the Duquesne University Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 (Western Chapter) and in 1994. In 1997, Somerset was inducted into the Mercer County Hall of Fame.
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