William Weaver

Brief Life History of William

When William Weaver was born in 1793, in Leyland, Lancashire, England, his father, Robert Weaver, was 34 and his mother, Susannah Hartley, was 34. He married Agnes Bolton on 27 November 1845, in Leyland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Weaver
1793–
Agnes Bolton
1795–1855
Marriage: 27 November 1845

Sources (6)

  • William Weaver, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Wm Weauer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Weaver, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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World Events (8)

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.

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).

English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .

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

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