John Wilde

1850–1852 (Age 2)
Werneth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of John

When John Wilde was born in 1850, in Werneth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wilde, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Thompson Cocker, was 29. He lived in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died in 1852, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 2, and was buried in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Wilde
1822–1869
Nancy Thompson Cocker
1821–1901
Sarah Jane Wilde
1844–1911
Mary Ann Wilde
1845–1931
Joseph Wilde
1847–1852
John Wilde
1850–1852
Matthew Cocker Wild
1852–1937

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World Events (1)

1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
Age 0
When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.

Name Meaning

Irish, English, and German: variant of Wild . This is the usual form of the surname in Ireland.Dutch: variant of De Wilde .History: The writer Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was born in Dublin, Ireland, descended from Ralph Wilde, a builder from Walsingham near Durham, England, who had moved to Ireland in the 17th century. Richard Henry Wilde (1789–1847), born in Dublin, emigrated to Baltimore, MD, in 1797 and was raised in GA, where he became a congressman (1815–17, 1827–35). He moved to New Orleans, LA, in 1843 and was a professor at the University of LA (now Tulane).

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

Possible Related Names

Wild

Sources (3)

  • John Wilds in household of John Wilds, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • John Wild, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

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