Brief Life History of Elisabeth
Elisabeth Bailey was born about 1676, in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. She had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with John Whitaker.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Elizabeth Bailey, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- / in entry for John Whittakers, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
- / in entry for John Whittakers, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
Spouse and Children
1675– Male
1676– Female
Children (6)
1701– Male
1702– Male
1705–1713 Male
1707– Male
1710– Female
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
English: status name for a steward or official, from Middle English bailli ‘manager, administrator’ (Old French baillis, from Late Latin baiulivus, an adjectival derivative of baiulus ‘attendant, carrier, porter’).
English: habitational name from Bailey in Little Mitton, Lancashire, named with Old English beg ‘berry’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: occasionally a topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, from Middle English (Old French) bailli ‘outer courtyard of a castle’ (Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’, a derivative of bailer ‘to enclose’). This term became a placename in its own right, denoting a district beside a fortification or wall, as in the case of the Old Bailey in London, which formed part of the early medieval outer wall of the city.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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