Brief Life History of Nevil
When Nevil Hayes was born in 1860, in Hull, Yorkshire, England, his father, Richard Hayes, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Day Pells, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Neville Hayes in household of Rich S Hayes, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Parents and Siblings
1818– Male
1824–1891 Female
Siblings (7)
1853– Male
1854–1862 Male
1857–1915 Male
1859– Female
1860– Male
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.
English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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