Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Day was christened on 16 October 1711, in Searby cum Ownby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Day, was 26 and his mother, Mercy Sherman, was 18. He married Mrs. Ellinor Day about 1748, in Searby, Searby cum Ownby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 8 April 1787, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.
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- Edward Day en tant qu’entrée de Christopher Day, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Edward, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
- Edward Day, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.
English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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