Brief Life History of William Thomas
When William Thomas Pysing was born on 29 February 1836, in Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Pysing, was 28 and his mother, Catharine Stephens, was 22. He died on 21 January 1837, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Preston, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- William Thomas Pysing, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Thos. Pysing, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- William Thomas Dysing, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
Parents and Siblings
1808–1839 Male
1814–1838 Female
Siblings (2)
1836–1837 Male
1837–1838 Female
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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