Brief Life History of Dinah
When Dinah Yeoman was born about 1737, in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Yeomans, was 38 and her mother, Mary Watts, was 30. She married John Dixon on 27 November 1758, in Atworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Sources (11)
- Dinah Yeoman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Dinah Yeomans, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Dinah Yeoman, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
Spouse and Children
1734– Male
about 1737– Female
Children (3)
1759– Female
1760– Male
1762– Male
Parents and Siblings
1701– Male
1709– Female
Siblings (9)
1726– Female
1730– Male
1733– Female
1735–1735 Male
1735–1735 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 15
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 17
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 33
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: status name, from Middle English yoman, yeman, used of an attendant of relatively high status in a noble household, ranking between a Sergeant and a Groom , or between a Squire and a Page . The word probably originated as a shortened form of Middle English yonge man. Later in the Middle English period it came to be used of a modest independent freeholder, and this latter sense may well lie behind some examples of the surname. In Scotland by the 16th century it had come to denote a landholder next in rank below a gentleman, specifically one who owned land worth at least forty shillings a year.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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