Brief Life History of William Roland
When William Roland Bolton was born in June 1862, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John William Bolton, was 29 and his mother, Harriet Emma Lungley, was 27. He lived in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Battersea, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1881.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- William Bolton in household of William Bolton, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- William Bolton in household of William Bolton, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Roland Bolton - Government record: birth-name: William Roland Bolton
Parents and Siblings
1833– Male
1835– Female
Siblings (10)
1855– Female
1857– Female
1859–1922 Female
1860– Female
1862– Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 18
1884
Age 22
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 42
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern England named Bolton (Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire) or from Boulton in Derbyshire and East Lothian in Scotland, from Old English bothl ‘dwelling, house’ (see Bold 1) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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