Brief Life History of Watkin
When Watkin William was born about 1758, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, David William, was 43 and his mother, Mary Evans, was 38. He married Jemima Thomas on 4 April 1783, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Spouse and Children
1758– Male
1762– Female
Parents and Siblings
1717– Male
1721– Female
Siblings (5)
1744– Female
1744– Female
1745– Male
1753– Female
1758– Male
World Events (5)
1815
Age 57
1823
Age 65
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 73
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name William, Willam, Willem, an Old Picard and Norman French form of ancient Germanic Willihelm, composed of the elements wil- ‘will, desire’ + helm- ‘helmet, protection’. This Norman personal name became widely used in England, Scotland and Wales after the Conquest, mainly no doubt in honor of the Conqueror himself. By the 13th century it had already become the most popular personal name in England. A Parisian form of the name Guillaume was also sometimes used (see Gillam ), which in medieval Wales was adopted as Gwilym (see Gwilliam ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Guillaume .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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