William Dickinson

Brief Life History of William

When William Dickinson was born about 1755, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Arnold Dickinson, was 37 and his mother, Jane Bate, was 35.

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Family Time Line

Arnold Dickinson
1720–1801
Jane Bate
1722–1804
Ellen Dickinson
1743–
Alice Dickinson
1744–
Mary Dickinson
1748–
John Dickinson
1750–
William Dickinson
1755–
Alice Dickenson
1760–1821
Alien Dickinson
1760–
Ellen Dickinson
1763–1766
Ellen Dickinson
1767–
John Dickinson
1767–
Catherine Dickinson
1769–
Ann Dickinson
1770–
William Dickinson
1773–

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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.

    1823

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1825 · Museum of Lancashire

    The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Dickenson , a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dicun a pet form of Richard (see Dicken ) + son.

    History: Jonathan Dickinson, the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), was born in Hatfield, MA, in 1688. Both his parents came from pioneer Connecticut Valley stock.

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

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