Brief Life History of Edward
Edward Ivil was born about 1750, in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Rebecca about 1775, in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Little Stanney, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1823.
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- E Ivil, "England, Cheshire, Land Tax Assessments, 1778-1832"
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World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Catalan, southwestern French, and West Indian (mainly Haiti): nickname from Catalan and French civil, from Latin civilis ‘civil, of or pertaining to a citizen’, by extension ‘cultivated, educated’. This surname is very rare in France, where it originates from Pyrénées-Orientales. It was brought to the US mostly from Haiti.
English: from Middle English Sivile ‘Seville’, in allusion to fine Spanish olive oil or to sweet oranges.
English: nickname from Middle English civil(e) ‘law-abiding, peaceful’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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