Billy Williams (footballer, born 1888) explained

Billy Williams
Fullname:	William Gruby Williams
Birth Date:	2 May 1888
Birth Place:	Eaglehawk, Victoria
Death Place:	Queensland
Originalteam:	Eaglehawk / Mines Rovers
Statsend:	1907
Years1:	1907
Games Goals1:	7 (4)

William Gruby Williams (2 May 1888 — 4 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The only son of Henry Roberts Williams, MLA (1848-1935),^{[2] [3]} and his first wife, Kate Williams (1854-1891), née Gruby,^{[4] [5]} William Gruby Williams was born at Eaglehawk, Victoria on 2 May 1888.

Death

He died in Queensland on 4 July 1946.^[6]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.958.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203898027 Deaths: Williams, The Age, (Thursday, 14 November 1935), p.1.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11854414 Obituary: Mr. H. R. Williams, The Argus, (Thursday, 14 November 1935), p.12.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article200549567 Marriage: Williams—Gruby, The Age, (Thursday, 13 June 1878), p.2.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8631963 Deaths: Williams, The Argus, (Thursday, 29 October 1891), p.1.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22388256 Law Notices: William Gruby Williams, The Argus, (Friday, 11 October 1946), p.21.