Brief Life History of John
When John Wharram was born on 26 March 1781, in Helmsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wharram, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Cooper, was 26. He married Rebecca Major on 23 August 1807, in North Burton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 29 February 1824, in North Burton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 42, and was buried in Hunmanby, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom.
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- John Wharram, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Wharram, "England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887"
- John Wharram, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
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: locative name from Wharram Percy or Wharram le Street (ER Yorks).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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