Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Kirkeet was born about 1740, in Veryan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Hezekiah Kirkeet, was 22 and her mother, Grace Woolcock, was 23. She married Richard Tregeagle on 13 August 1770, in Tregony, Cornwall, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 11 December 1816, in Tregony, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77.
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Sources (10)
- Jane Karkeet, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jane Kerkeet, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Jane Tregeagle in entry for Thomasin, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
Spouse and Children
1745–1808 Male
1740–1816 Female
Children (8)
1769–1835 Male
1773–1838 Male
1774– Male
1776–1856 Female
1779–1863 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1720– Male
1718–1811 Female
Siblings (2)
1740–1816 Female
1743– Male
World Events (2)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 61
1815
Age 75
Name Meaning
Originally a feminine form of John , from the Old French form Je(h)anne. Since the 17th century it has proved the most popular of the feminine forms of John, ahead of Joan and Jean . It now also commonly occurs as the second element in combinations such as Sarah-Jane. In Britain it is still one of the most frequent of all girls' names. It is not a royal name, but was borne by the tragic Lady Jane Grey ( 1537–54 ), who was unwillingly proclaimed queen in 1553 , deposed nine days later, and executed the following year. Seventy years earlier, the name had come into prominence as that of Jane Shore , mistress of King Edward IV and subsequently of Thomas Grey , 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lady Jane's grandfather. Jane Shore's tribulations in 1483 at the hands of Richard III , Edward's brother and successor, became the subject of popular ballads and plays, which may well have increased the currency of the name in the 16th century. A 19th-century influence was its use as the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre ( 1847 ). From 1932 to 1959 it was used as the name of a cheerful and scantily clad beauty whose adventures were chronicled in a strip cartoon in the Daily Mirror. It is also borne by the American film stars Jane Russell ( 1921–2011 ) and Jane Fonda ( b. 1937 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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