Brief Life History of John
When John Ovenden was born in 1721, in Ham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Ovenden, was 31 and his mother, Susanna Cox, was 32. He married Margaret Ratley on 5 April 1746, in Woodnesborough, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died in October 1799, in Woodnesborough, Kent, England, at the age of 78, and was buried in Woodnesborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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- John Ovenden, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Onerden, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- John Ovenden, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Spouse and Children
1721–1799 Male
1726–1790 Female
Children (12)
1747– Female
1748–1791 Female
1750–1750 Male
1750– Female
1752– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1690–1755 Male
1689–1740 Female
Siblings (4)
1717– Female
1718– Male
1721–1799 Male
1723– Male
World Events (6)
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 31
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 33
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 49
Name Meaning
1 English: (i) locative name perhaps from Ovingdean (Sussex), which is recorded as Ouingeden in the 11th century and Vuingeden in 1198, though no medieval forms of this surname have been found; an alternative derivation from (2) is not impossible, by family migration. The place-name Ovingdean derives from the Old English personal name Ofa or Ūfa + the Old English group name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + Old English denu ‘valley’. (ii) see Ovington .
2 English: locative name, possibly sometimes from Ovenden (WR Yorks), which is recorded as Ovenden and Ovinden in the 13th century, but Redmonds, Dictionary of Yorks Surnames argues that in WR Yorks it is chiefly a variant of the Lancs surname Wolfenden , citing Lawrence Woffendenne or Hovenden, 1560–4 (Halifax parish registers), and JoshuaWolfenden otherwise Woffindale otherwise Ovenden of Heckmondwike, 1770 (Birstall parish registers). The place-name Ovenden derives from Old English ofen ‘furnace’ or ofan, ufan ‘over, above’ + denu ‘valley’.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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