Brief Life History of Joseph William
When Joseph William Bedwin was christened on 25 January 1795, in Harwell, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Bedwin, was 29 and his mother, Mary Nash, was 33. He married Anne Johnson on 16 August 1818, in Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. In 1841, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as file smith in Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom. He died in July 1842, in Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 47, and was buried in Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom.
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- 1841 England Census
- Joseph Bedwin, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Joseph Job Bedwin, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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World Events (7)
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: locative name from Great and Little Bedwyn (Wilts).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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