Christopher Wentworth

Brief Life History of Christopher

When Christopher Wentworth was born in 1533, his father, Thomas Wentworth, was 14 and his mother, Elizabeth Flinthill, was 26. He married Elisabeth Baxter about 1553. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Christopher Wentworth
1533–
Elisabeth Baxter
1536–
Marriage: about 1553
William Wentworth
1559–
Thomas Wentworth
1561–
Roger Wentworth
1563–
Elizabeth Wentworth
1565–

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Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Wentworth in Yorkshire. The placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Wintra + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.

habitational name from Wentworth in Cambridgeshire, which has the same etymology as the placename in 1 above.

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

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