Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Fish was born in February 1781, in Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Amos Fish, was 20 and her mother, Mary Balls, was 15. She married William Dunham on 9 December 1801, in Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Mary Dunham in household of William Dunham, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Fish, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Fish, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
1767–1849 Male
1781– Female
Children (5)
1803–1882 Male
1805–1885 Male
1807–1880 Male
1816–1854 Male
1826– Male
Parents and Siblings
1762–1826 Male
1765–1816 Female
Siblings (6)
1781– Female
1786– Female
1788–1851 Male
1792–1794 Male
1794–1865 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 20
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 27
1815
Age 34
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English fish, fisch, fisk ‘fish’ (Old English fisc, Old Norse fiskr), a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.
Americanized form of German Fisch , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. The surname of Jewish and German origin is also found in Britain.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Poisson ‘fish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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