Brief Life History of Sarah
Sarah Hoyland was christened on 4 April 1708, in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Hoyland and Margaret Marshall. She married Bryan John Thompson on 3 February 1729, in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 8 August 1861, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 153.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Sarah Hoyland, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Sarah Hoyland, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Sarah Hoyland in entry for Bryan Thompson, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
Spouse and Children
1705– Male
1708–1861 Female
Children (6)
1731–1792 Female
1734– Male
1736–1797 Female
1738– Male
1742– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
World Events (4)
1815
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
1830
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Derbyshire): habitational name from any of the four places of this name in southern Yorkshire: Nether and Upper Hoyland (in Wath upon Dearne), High Hoyland (in Barnsley), and Hoyland Swaine (in Penistone). The placenames all derive from Old English hōh ‘heel, spur of land’ + land ‘land’.
Norwegian (Høyland): habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in southwestern Norway, named in Old Norse as Heyland, from hey ‘hay’ + land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’. Compare Highland , Hoiland , and Hyland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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