Brief Life History of William
When William England was born in 1762, in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John England, was 24 and his mother, Mary Blasdale, was 21. He died in 1764, in his hometown, at the age of 2, and was buried in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- William England, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
- William England, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
- William England, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Middle English Engelond ‘England’. It was probably a formal alternative to English , which is also well evidenced as a surname in England. These names may have been acquired by English landowners who moved in Norman social circles or who lived in a neighbouring country (Scotland, Wales, or Ireland), or by English merchants who traded abroad.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads so named, from Old Norse eng ‘meadow’ + land ‘land’.
Swedish: ornamental name with the same meaning as 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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