Edward Mohun
1713–June 1752 (Age 39)
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
The Life of Edward
When Edward Mohun was born in 1713, in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, his father, Jonathan Mohun, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Fitchett, was 30. He had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Sarah Salt. He died in June 1752, in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, at the age of 39, and was buried in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England.
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Family Time Line
Jonathan Mohun
1680–
Hannah Fitchett
1683–
Anna Mohun
1707–1744
John Mohun
1711–
Edward Mohun
1713–1752
Parents and Siblings
Jonathan Mohun
1680–Male
Hannah Fitchett
1683–Female
siblings
(3)
Anna Mohun
1707–1744Female
John Mohun
1711–Male
1713–1752Male
World Events (2)
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 7
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 39
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
Name Meaning
1 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mocháin ‘descendant of Mochán’, a personal name from a diminutive of moch ‘early’, ‘timely’. In Connacht this name was changed to Mahon ; it is also found translated into English as Early . It has been used to represent the Norman habitational surname de Mohun.2 Indian (Panjab and southern states): Hindu name from Sanskrit mohana ‘fascinating’, ‘infatuating’, an epithet of the god Krishna. In the Panjab, it is a Brahman name based on the name of a clan in the Mohyal subgroup of Saraswat Brahmans; it probably evolved from an ancestral personal name. In the southern states this is only found as a male given name; it has also come to be used as a family name in the U.S. among familes from South India.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Walter Willis in entry for Walter Willis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Edward Mohun, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Edward Mohun in entry for Edward Mohun, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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