When Faith Wharram was born in 1789, in Burton Fleming, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Wharram, was 54 and her mother, Sarah Cooper, was 34. She married William Major on 26 December 1809, in North Burton, Yorkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 7 August 1873, in Burton Fleming, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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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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