When Bridget Molyneux was born in 1590, in Sefton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Richard Molyneux, was 30 and her mother, Lady Frances Gerard, was 29. She had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Ralph Standish. She died in England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Standish, Lancashire, England.
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The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
"The Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in the New World in September 1620. The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, 40 of whom called themselves ""Saints."" After two stormy months at sea, the ship reached the New World. Nearly half of the group died during their first winter due to malnutrition and the harsh New England winter."
English and Irish (of Norman origin): occupational name from Old French molineux ‘miller’, a variant of molineur, molinier. See Mulliner .
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from an unidentified French placename.
Irish: adoption for Mulligan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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