When William England was born about 1717, in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Elias England, was 39 and his mother, Mary, was 21. He married Grace Farnworth on 13 March 1749, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He was buried in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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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.
English: habitational name from Middle English Engelond ‘England’. It was probably a formal alternative to English , which is also well evidenced as a surname in England. These names may have been acquired by English landowners who moved in Norman social circles or who lived in a neighbouring country (Scotland, Wales, or Ireland), or by English merchants who traded abroad.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads so named, from Old Norse eng ‘meadow’ + land ‘land’.
Swedish: ornamental name with the same meaning as 2.
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