When George Sisson was born on 27 June 1822, his father, Aaron Sisson, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Dawson, was 36. He married Elizabeth Messenger on 4 March 1865, in Torpenhow, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Torpenhow, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Dacre, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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English:
from the Middle English female personal name Sis(se), Cisse, a pet form of Cecily (see Sisley ) + -son.
variant of Syson, a habitational name from Syston (Leicestershire), from a short form of an Old English personal name such as Sigehǣth or Sigefrith + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
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