Brief Life History of James
When James Lewis was born in 1808, in Burbage, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Windsor Lewis, was 29 and his mother, Rebecca Cox, was 26.
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- James Lewis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1779–1865 Male
1782–1867 Female
Siblings (10)
1801–1849 Male
1802– Female
1805– Female
1806–1895 Male
1808– Male
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World Events (8)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
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1815
Age 7
1843
Age 35
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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