Edward Honeysett

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Honeysett was born in 1764, in Dallington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Honeysett, was 46 and his mother, Ann Nairn, was 48. He married Eleanor Hope on 9 September 1799, in Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom. He died on 4 March 1840, in Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76, and was buried in Smarden, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Edward Honeysett
1764–1840
Eleanor Hope
1778–
Marriage: 9 September 1799

Sources (5)

  • Edward Honeysett, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Edward Honysett, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
  • Edward Honeysett, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"

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World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

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

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

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (Sussex and Kent): affectionate nickname from Middle English honi-swete ‘honey-sweet’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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