Brief Life History of Nathan
When Nathan Kershaw was born about 1682, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Kershaw, was 26 and his mother, Maria Ramsden, was 22. He married Sarah Shaw on 29 November 1707, in Clayton by Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 12 March 1751, in his hometown, at the age of 70, and was buried in Clayton by Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
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- Nathan Kirshaw, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Nathan in entry for Isaac Kershaw, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
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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.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name, probably from Kershaw in Middleton (Lancashire), named as ‘church wood’ (Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English sceaga ‘small wood, copse’). There are two minor places in Yorkshire called Kershaw, which may have been named after families bearing the Lancashire surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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