Charlotte

about 1787–
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Charlotte

Charlotte was born about 1787, in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom. She married David Williams about 1808, in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

David Williams
1787–
Charlotte
1787–
Marriage: about 1808

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1808Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
  • World Events (3)

    1815
    Age 28
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1823
    Age 36
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
    1831 · Merthyr Uprising 
    Age 44
    Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

    Name Meaning

    feminine diminutive of Charles , used in England since the 17th century. It was particulary popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, in part due to the influence of firstly Queen Charlotte ( 1744–1818 ), wife of George III , and secondly the novelist Charlotte Brontë ( 1816–55 ); it has again come to prominence since the 1980s, especially in England and Australia.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Karlotte
    Charlotta
    Charlette

    Sources (1)

    • Charlotte Sidnall, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"

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