When Edward Wilding was born on 9 September 1824, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Wilding, was 37 and his mother, Ellen Porter, was 34. He married Catherine Collins in June 1856, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1824. He died on 6 October 1885, in Bedford Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 61.
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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.
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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English: from a Middle English survival of unattested Old English Wilding, a derivative of wilde ‘wild’, used both as a personal name and as a nickname; compare Wildman .
German: patronymic from Wilto, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with wild ‘wild’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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