Joseph Kenworthy

7 March 1730–
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Joseph

When Joseph Kenworthy was christened on 7 March 1730, in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Johannes Kenworthy, was 25 and his mother, Grace Lockwood, was 22.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Kenworthy
1705–1773
Grace Lockwood
1707–1760
John Kenworthy
1727–
Joseph Kenworthy
1730–
Richard Kenworthy
1734–
Hannah Kenworthy
1739–1796

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (3)

1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (northwestern): habitational name from a place in Cheshire, apparently so called from the Old English personal name Cēna + worthign ‘enclosure, farmstead’.

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

Possible Related Names

Kennerley
Kennerly
Kenderdine
Kinworthy

Sources (3)

  • Joseph Kenworthy, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Kenworthy -
  • sources for Joseph Kenworthy

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