Thomas Field
about 1720–15 July 1790
Chichester, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of Thomas
Thomas Field was born about 1720, in Chichester, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. He married Jane Prescott on 18 May 1746. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He was buried in Chichester, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Field
1720–1790
Jane Prescott
1727–1788
Marriage: 18 May 1746
Jane Field
1749–1749
Thomas Field
1750–
Edward Field
1753–
George Field
1756–1822
Joseph Field
1760–1808
Jane Field
1762–
Jenny Field
1777–
Spouse and Children
1720–1790Male
1727–1788Female
Marriage
18 May 1746
Children
(7)
1749–1749Female
1750–Male
1753–Male
1756–1822Male
1760–1808Male
+2 More Children
World Events (6)
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 0
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 0
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 32
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 32
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 34
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 34
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: habitational name, probably from Field, in Leigh, Staffordshire. The placename derives from Old English feld ‘flat open country’. In the late 12th century one of Henry II's warrior knights took the surname to Ireland, where it often took the semi-Norman French form de la Feld. From the 15th century onward it was increasingly reduced to Field and gave its name to Fieldstown, the family's chief seat near Dublin. A branch of the Anglo-Irish family that migrated back to England in the 14th century retained the Normanized form as Delafield .English: topographic name for someone who lived by an arable field or an area of open country (Middle English feld).Irish: Anglicized form of Feeley , through similarity of sound, and of Maghery by translation (chiefly in Armagh), from Gaelic An Mhachaire ‘of the field’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sources (29)
- Thomas Field, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Field, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Thomas Field in entry for Mary Field, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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