Brief Life History of William
When William Stroud was born from 1766 to 1770, in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Stephen Stroud, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Mildenhall, was 30. He married Sarah Kendrick on 27 March 1797, in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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- William Stroud, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- William Stroud, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- William Stroud, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
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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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (southern): from Middle English strode ‘marshy ground’ (Old English strōd). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on or near marshy ground, or habitational, for someone from any of several places so named, including Stroud (Gloucestershire, Middlesex), Strood (Kent), and Strode in Winford (Somerset).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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