William Vickers

12 January 1859–
Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of William

When William Vickers was born on 12 January 1859, in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Vickers, was 51 and his mother, Ann Gregory, was 49. He lived in Breadsall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

John Vickers
1808–1864
Ann Gregory
1810–
John Vickers
1833–
Mary Vickers
1835–
Walter Vickers
1836–1901
Caroline Vickers
1839–
Ann Vickers
1842–
Roger Vickers
1843–
Victoria Vickers
1846–1887
James Vickers
1848–
Joseph Vickers
1851–
Catharine Vickers
1854–
William Vickers
1859–

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 21
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Age 25
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 45
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic for the son of a vicar or, perhaps in most cases, an occupational name for the servant of a vicar ( see Vicker ). In many cases it may represent an elliptical form of a topographic name. Compare Parsons .

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

Possible Related Names

Vicker
Parsons
Vicars

Sources (7)

  • William Vickers in household of John Vickers, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • William Vickers in household of John Vickers, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • William Vickers, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"

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