When Thomas Wake was born about 1744, in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Wake, was 27 and his mother, Mrs. Wake, was 25. He married Margaret Penyman on 21 May 1769, in Longhoughton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.
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English:
occupational name for ‘(man of) the watch’, from Middle English wak, wake ‘wake, vigil, watch, period of guard duty’ (Old English wacu, Old Norse vaka). It alternates with the synonymous Middle English wache (Old English wacce), hence the variant Watch. The surname was also interchangeable with Waite (the equivalent Old French term) which, like Wake, was sometimes translated as Latin vigil ‘(one who is) watchful, alert’. Compare the synonymous Vail . When the bearers had high social status, the surname probably denoted an officer with responsibility for the security of a castle, town, or royal person. Compare Wakeman .
variant of Wack .
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