William Roach (historian)

	William Roach (historian) William Roach may refer to: * William N. Roach (1840–1902), United States Senator from North Dakota * William Henry Roach (1784–1861), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia * Bill Roach (footballer) (1925–2016), Australian rules footballer * William Roach (cricketer) (1914–1944), Australian cricketer See also * William Roache (born 1932), English television actor * William James Roache William James Roache (born 29 December 1985) is an English actor who is perhaps best known for his roles in connection with his father William Roache. In ''Coronation Street'' he played James, the long-lost grandson of Ken Barlow (played by his ... (born 1985), his son and fellow actor {{hndis, name=Roach, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William N William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Henry Roach William Henry Roach (January 12, 1784 – October 6, 1861) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Digby from 1818 to 1826 and Annapolis County from 1826 to 1836 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer. Biography He was born in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, the son of John Roach, and went to Jamaica at the age of 19, where he served as bookkeeper and then overseer for the Trelawny estate at Montego Bay. Roach also served in the local militia. In 1811, after returning from Jamaica, he married Mary Ann Timpany. For a time, he was based on the Hudson River in New York state, but he was forced to return to Nova Scotia at the start of the War of 1812, settling in Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district i .... After his defeat when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bill Roach (footballer) Charles Arthur "Bill" Roach (3 November 1925 – 3 February 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Less than two months after playing for Richmond, Roach requested a clearance to Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ..., which was granted, but he never played a league game for them. He played for the Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association, where he was a life member and chairman of selectors from 1965 to 1975. Family Charles was married to his late wife of 64 years, Joyce and is survived by daughter Joanne, son Gary and grandchildren Jessica, Andrew, Samuel and Alice. Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roach, Bill 1925 births 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Roach (cricketer) William Roach (12 December 1914 – 8 June 1944) was an Australian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He played three first-class matches for Western Australia in 1933/34. See also * List of Western Australia first-class cricketers References External links * 1914 births 1944 deaths Australian cricketers Western Australia cricketers Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Australian military personnel killed in World War II Australian World War II pilots Royal Australian Air Force airmen Cricketers from Fremantle Military personnel from Western Australia {{Australia-cricket-bio-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Roache William Patrick Roache (born 25 April 1932) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since it was first broadcast on 9 December 1960. He is listed in the ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role. Early life Roache was born in the Basford suburb of Nottingham the son of Joseph William Vincent Roache, a doctor, and Hester Vera, daughter of Albert and Mary Zillah Waddicor. Albert Waddicor was a violent drunk, but his wife was a successful businesswoman, who ran a restaurant and tea rooms at Alton Towers, which had been opened as a tourist attraction - but not at that time a theme park – after the death of the 20th Earl of Shrewsbury. Roache grew up in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, where he attended a Steiner school set up by his grandfather, a physician and surgeon, in the family's garden. His grandfather was a Freemason who was interested in such things as theosophy, esote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]