William Worthington

Brief Life History of William

When William Worthington was born on 1 June 1849, in Wolvey, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Worthington, was 25 and his mother, Ann Hampson, was 25. He married Ann Taylor on 6 April 1868, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Burton Overy, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 31 July 1919, in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

William Worthington
1849–1919
Ann Taylor
1848–1923
Marriage: 6 April 1868
Mary Ann Worthington
1868–1946
Thomas Worthington
1869–1942
John Henry Worthington
1872–1933
William Worthington
1874–1941
Lizzie Worthington
1876–1931
Ellen Worthington
1879–1946
Emma Worthington
1881–
Fred Worthington
1882–
Annie Worthington
1886–
Stanley Worthington
1889–1893
Albert Herbert Worthington
1891–

Sources (23)

  • William Worthington, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • William, "England, Leicestershire, Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
  • William Worthington in household of John Worthington, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

World Events (5)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire, Cheshire, and Staffordshire): habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and Leicestershire named Worthington. The placenames probably derive from an Old English personal name Weorth + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

History: Nicholas Worthington emigrated from England to Old Saybrook, CT, c. 1650.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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