Brief Life History of Margaret
Margaret Embleton married John Shotton on 25 January 1703, in Longhoughton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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- Margret Embleton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Margret Emblton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Margret Embleton in entry for John Shotten, "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950"
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Name Meaning
English (Durham and Northumberland): habitational name from any of the three places called Embleton (Northumberland, Durham, and Cumberland). Embleton in Northumberland arises either from the Old English personal name Æmele or Old English emel ‘caterpillar’ + dūn ‘hill’, while Embleton in Durham is from the genitive plural of Old English elm ‘elm’ + denu ‘valley’. Embleton in Cumberland may derive from the Old English personal name Ēanbald + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’ or from Old English emel ‘caterpillar’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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