Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Hatcher was born in January 1688, in Lockerley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Hatcher, was 33 and his mother, Mary Brook, was 28. He married Mary Pressey on 3 April 1722, in Landford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1750, in his hometown, at the age of 62.
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- Thomas Hatcher, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Hatcher, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Thomas Hatcher, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
1720 · South Sea Bubble
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.
Name Meaning
English (southern): topographic name for someone who lived by a gate, from Middle English haccher(e), a derivative of hacche ‘gate’. This normally denoted a gate marking the entrance to a forest or other enclosed piece of land, sometimes a floodgate or sluice-gate. Compare Hatch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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