Brief Life History of John
When John Bolton was born on 22 December 1834, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Bolton, was 32 and his mother, Janet Leggate, was 23. He lived in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841 and Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- John Bolton in household of Peter Mckellar, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- John Rolton, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- John Bolton in household of John Bolton, "Scotland Census, 1841"
Parents and Siblings
1802–1851 Male
1811– Female
Siblings (6)
1832–1878 Female
1834– Male
1837– Female
1838– Male
1841– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Age 4
1843
Age 9
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
Age 34
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern England named Bolton (Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire) or from Boulton in Derbyshire and East Lothian in Scotland, from Old English bothl ‘dwelling, house’ (see Bold 1) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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