Brief Life History of William
When William Jones was born on 6 March 1806, in Bosbury, Herefordshire, England, his father, John Jones, was 43 and his mother, Elisabeth Fidow, was 39. He married Mary Field on 12 February 1828, in Bosbury, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Bosbury, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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Sources (7)
- William Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Jones, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- William Jones, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
Spouse and Children
1806– Male
1805–1828 Female
Parents and Siblings
1764– Male
1768– Female
Siblings (7)
1789– Male
1793– Male
1799–1802 Female
1802– Female
1806– Male
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World Events (8)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 2
1815
Age 9
1843
Age 37
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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