Brief Life History of Lawrence
When Lawrence Whitley was born on 12 April 1793, in Hash, Kermanshah, Iran, his father, Sion Whitley, was 24 and his mother, Mrs. Prudence Whitley, was 19.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Legacy NFS Source: Lawrence Whitley - birth:
- Lawrence Whitely, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"
Parents and Siblings
1770–1840 Male
1775–1850 Female
Siblings (12)
1792–1861 Male
1793– Male
1793–1840 Female
1794– Female
1795– Male
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World Events (3)
1795
Age 2
1828
Age 35
1851
Age 58
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called Whitley (in Yorkshire, Cheshire, Northumberland, Wiltshire, Warwickshire), Whiteley, or Whitleigh (in Berkshire). The placename is common, generally with the meaning ‘white clearing’ (Old English hwīt ‘white’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’), or occasionally ‘wheat clearing’ (Old English hwǣte + lēah). According to Redmonds, the Yorkshire surname originated in a locality in the Elland area, perhaps White Lee in Scammonden or White Lee in Mytholmroyd.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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