Brief Life History of John
When John Killingley was born in September 1787, in Barleythorpe, Rutland, England, his father, Edward Killingley, was 23 and his mother, Jane Hones, was 22. He married Jane Rouse on 9 December 1807, in Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Oakham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Rutland, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 17 September 1863, in Oakham, Rutland, England, at the age of 76.
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- John Killingley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Killingly, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
- John Killingley, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
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Name Meaning
form of John , also used quite frequently in the English-speaking world. In Northern Ireland it is sometimes found as a variant of Ewan .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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