Brief Life History of Nanny
When Nanny Blackwell was christened on 22 May 1791, in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England, her father, Richard Blackner, was 17 and her mother, Hannah Caunt, was 31. She was buried in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Nanny Blackwell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Nanny Blacknell, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
Parents and Siblings
1774–1823 Male
1760–1806 Female
Siblings (7)
1791–1791 Female
1791–1791 Female
1792–1867 Male
1795–1834 Male
1798–1798 Male
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackwell, for example in Cumbria, Derbyshire, County Durham, Warwickshire, Somerset, Devon, Sussex, and Worcestershire, named in Old English frp blæc ‘black, dark’ + wæll(a), well(a) ‘spring, stream’. Alternatively, it may be a topographic name for someone who lived by the ‘dark well or stream’, Middle English blak + wel(le).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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