When Robert Appulton was born about 1517, in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Christopher Appulton, was 34 and his mother, Mrs. Christopher Appulton, was 31. He married Mrs Robert Hichmugh about 1542, in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1599, in his hometown, at the age of 83, and was buried in Farnworth, Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
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One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd ‘fame’ + berht ‘bright, famous’, and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce ( 1274–1329 ), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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