Brief Life History of William
When William Lewis was born on 9 June 1751, in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Morgan Lewis, was 23 and his mother, Jane Evans, was 21. He married Elizabeth Grey in 1774, in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- William Lewis, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"
- David William Lewis in entry for Benjamin Lewis, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
- David William Lewis in entry for David Lewis, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
Spouse and Children
about 1751– Male
1753– Female
Children (3)
1774– Female
1775– Male
1779– Male
Parents and Siblings
1728– Male
1730– Female
Siblings (5)
1746– Male
1749– Female
1749– Female
about 1751– Male
1754– Male
World Events (4)
1815
Age 64
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 80
1843
Age 92
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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