Henry Giffin

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Giffin was born on 28 May 1807, in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Giffin, was 26 and his mother, Charlotte Steward, was 23. He married Mary Lucretia Whitfield on 14 January 1827, in St Martin in the Fields, City of Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in St John the Evangelist, Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 22 February 1857, in St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 49, and was buried in Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Henry Giffin
1807–1857
Mary Lucretia Whitfield
1803–1839
Marriage: 14 January 1827
Giffin
1828–1828
Giffin
1829–1829
William Henry Giffin
1830–1833
Alfred George Giffin
1832–1890
Lucretia Mary Giffin
1834–1911
Elizabeth Giffin
1835–1837
James Giffin
1839–1920

Sources (4)

  • Henry Giffin, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Henry Giffin, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Henry Giffin, "England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"

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Name Meaning

Irish (Ulster and Kildare): shortened form of McGiffin , an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Dhuibhfinn ‘son of Duibhfionn’.

English (mainly southeastern England): variant of Geffen .

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

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