George Bull

about 1806–
Castle Cary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of George

When George Bull was born about 1806, in Castle Cary, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Bull, was 31 and his mother, Susanna, was 23.

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Family Time Line

John Bull
1775–
Susanna
1783–1804
Harriet Ann Bull
1800–1887
George Bull
1806–
Sarah Maria Bull
1804–

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World Events (8)

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 2
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 9
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1843
Age 37
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

(1997: 4507;2007: 8981; 2010: 11646)English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Bulman
Bowley
Buls
Bulls

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