William Scruby Tucker

Brief Life History of William Scruby

When William Scruby Tucker was born in 1810, in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Tucker, was 29 and his mother, Sarah King, was 30. He married Mary Ann Billings on 24 June 1845, in Saint Michael, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 8 January 1850, in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 40, and was buried in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Scruby Tucker
1810–1850
Mary Ann Billings
1826–
Marriage: 24 June 1845
William Scruby Tucker Jr
1846–
Mary Ann Tucker
1850–

Sources (7)

  • William Tucker in household of John Tucker, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • William Scrubey Tucker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Scruby Tucker, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (5)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.

Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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