When George Westwood was born on 15 June 1836, in Farnham, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Westwood, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Martin, was 27. He died on 11 August 1839, in his hometown, at the age of 3, and was buried in Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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English: topographic name habitational name for someone who lived ‘by the west wood’ (Middle English west + wode), or who came from any of numerous places called Westwood (from Old English west ‘west’ + wudu ‘wood’), such as those in Kent, Wiltshire, Warwickshire, or Worcestershire.
History: William Westwood was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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