Brief Life History 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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Sources (3)
- John Wilds in household of John Wilds, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John Wild, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Wilde - Individual or family possessions: death: 1850; Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents and Siblings
1822–1861 Male
1821–1901 Female
Siblings (5)
1844–1911 Female
1845–1931 Female
1847–1852 Male
1850–1852 Male
1852–1937 Male
World Events (1)
1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
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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.
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