When William Burton was born on 1 October 1811, in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Burton, was 22 and his mother, Mary Jepson, was 22. He was buried in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: habitational name from a placename that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
French (northeastern): regional variant of Berton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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