Edward Wyatt

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Wyatt was born on 25 October 1747, in Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Wyatt, was 40 and his mother, Ann Jones, was 32. He married Eliz Bennett on 13 February 1778, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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Family Time Line

Edward Wyatt
1747–
Eliz Bennett
1751–1816
Marriage: 13 February 1778
Edward Wyatt
1792–

Sources (13)

  • Edward Wyatt, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Edward Wyatt, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Edward Whyatt in entry for Edward Whyatt, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"

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1801 · The Act of Union

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1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English:

from the Middle English personal names Wiot or Wiet. These are often pet forms of Wy, from ancient Germanic Wido (see Guy , compare Wyand 1). Wy is the usual Norman French form of the name; the Parisian French form is Guy. Wiot was also used as a diminutive of William . As a surname Wyot(t) became Wyatt during the 16th century.

in Suffolk, this is sometimes a variant of Wyard, from the Middle English personal name Wiard, which is generally from Old English Wīgheard, which is composed of the elements wīg ‘battle’ + heard ‘bold, brave’. Occasionally it may be from Old French Wiard, ancient Germanic Withard (see Viard ).

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

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