When William Eynon was born on 4 January 1826, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Einon, was 23 and his mother, Catharine Evan, was 27. He married Catherine Rees on 24 December 1853, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Reynoldston, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Garth, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1871.
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Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
Welsh: from Enniaun, an old Welsh personal name ultimately derived from Late Latin Annianus, but also associated with Welsh einion ‘anvil’, taken as implying stability and fortitude. See also Beynon and compare Onion .
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