Brief Life History of William
When William Fletcher was born about 1765, in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Turner Fletcher, was 37 and his mother, Mary Sharpe, was 34. He married Susanna King on 25 January 1788, in Leasingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He died on 2 March 1806, in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 42, and was buried in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Wm. Fletcher, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Fletcher, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- William Fletcher, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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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.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
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