Brief Life History of Dinah
When Dinah Williams was born on 4 June 1841, in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, James Williams, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Williams, was 25. She married Richard William Osborne on 7 February 1860, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 14 August 1917, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States.
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- Diana Parkinson in household of John Parkinson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Dinah Williams, "England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960"
- Dinah in entry for Richard William Osborne, "England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Baptisms, 1557-1919"
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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