William Brown
1775–
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of William
When William Brown was born in 1775, his father, Thomas Brown, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Bamford, was 29.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Brown
1737–1810
Sarah Bamford
1746–1777
Walter Brown
1765–1765
Thomas Brown
1769–1853
Samuel Brown
1770–
James Brown
1772–
William Brown
1775–
Parents and Siblings
1737–1810Male
1746–1777Female
Siblings
(5)
1765–1765Male
1769–1853Male
1770–Male
1772–Male
1775–Male
World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 26
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 26
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 33
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 33
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 40
1815
Age 40
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (3)
- William Brown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Brown, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
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