Samuel Wainwright

5 February 1716–
Shirland, Derbyshire, England

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Wainwright was christened on 5 February 1716, in Shirland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Wainwright, was 30 and his mother, Mrs Sarah Wainwright, was 38. He married Sarah North on 25 April 1732, in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Wainwright
1716–
Sarah North
1708–
Marriage: 25 April 1732
John Wainwright
1732–1796
Mary Wainwright
1747–1751
Sarah Wainwright
1736–1736
Samuel Wainwright
1737–
Sarah Wainwright
1740–
Hannah Wainwright
1744–
Charles Wainwright
1751–
Betty Wainwright
1751–
Mary Wainwright
1756–
Mariam Wainwright
1762–
James Wainwright
1765–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 April 1732North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (3)

    1801 · The Act of Union
    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
    1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
    The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
    1815
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cheshire): occupational name for a maker of carts or wagons, from Middle English wain-wright ‘wagon-builder, cart-maker’ (Old English wægn-wyrhta).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Wainright

    Sources (28)

    • Samuel Wainwright in entry for Sarah Wainwright, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Samuel Wainwright, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
    • Samuel Wainwright in entry for John Wainwright, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

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