When William Packer was born on 2 March 1834, in Southcote, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Isaac Packer, was 36 and his mother, Sophia Bren, was 33. He married Emma Beasley on 24 July 1859, in Kennington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 29 October 1893, in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 59.
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English: probably an occupational name for a wool packer, from an agent noun derivative of Middle English pakken ‘to pack’.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an agent noun derivative of Middle Low German pak, German Pack ‘package’, hence an occupational name for a wholesale trader, especially in the wool trade, one who sold goods in large packages rather than broken down into smaller quantities, or alternatively one who rode or drove pack animals to transport goods.
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