Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Burnett was born about 1685, in Levisham, Yorkshire, England, his father, Robert Burnett, was 45 and his mother, Mary Sharrow, was 48. He had at least 5 sons and 1 daughter with Mary Jane Wade. He died in October 1756, in his hometown, at the age of 72, and was buried in Levisham, Yorkshire, England.
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- POSSIBLE MARRIAGE: Thomas Burnett, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Thomas Burnit, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Thoae, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Tyrone and Antrim): descriptive nickname of Norman origin, from Old French burnete, a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brown ), or possibly in some instances a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of burnete, a high quality woolen cloth, originally dark brown in color.
Probably also an altered form of English Barnett .
In some cases also an altered form of French Burnet ; compare Burnette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Descendants of Philip BURNETT of Levisham
During the early 18th century an alehouse-keeper named Thomas BURNETT raised a family of at least four children at Levisham, near Pickering. - John, became an innkeeper at Egton; he married there. - …
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