Brief Life History of William Henry Houston
When William Henry Houston Hull was born in 1842, in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, his father, James Hull, was 29 and his mother, Rachel Kershaw, was 34. He married Emma M. Sutphin in 1865, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Branchburg Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1860. He died in 1896, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 54.
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Sources (5)
- Wm H Hull in household of Rachael Hull, "United States Census, 1880"
- Wm H Hull in household of James Hull, "United States Census, 1860"
- William H. Hull in entry for Nelson Young Hull, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
Spouse and Children
1842–1896 Male
1844–1895 Female
Children (4)
1861– Female
1866–1935 Male
1868– Female
1871– Female
Parents and Siblings
1813–1879 Male
1808–1889 Female
Siblings (8)
1832–1910 Male
1834–1895 Female
1836–1856 Female
1837– Male
1839– Female
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World Events (8)
1844
Age 2
1846
Age 4
1861
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Hulle, a pet form of Hugh or of its common diminutives Hulin, Hulot (see Hewlett and Huling ).
English: in southwest England and the west and central Midlands sometimes a topographical or habitational name for someone who lived on or by a hill (Middle English atte hulle, from Old English hyll), or from a place with this name. However, this word and the derived names will have usually assumed the standard form Hill in modern times, as in the case of Hill (Gloucestershire), which was usually spelt Hull or Hulle during the Middle Ages. Hull with this origin was also once the name of two other places, now lost, one in Great Budworth (Cheshire), and the other in Inkpen (Berkshire). See also Hell .
English: perhaps a habitational name from Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire, which takes its name from the river Hull (perhaps related to Danish hul ‘hole, hollow’, or perhaps a British name based on the root seul- ‘mud’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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