William Roland Bolton

MaleJune 1862–

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

John William Bolton
1833–
Harriet Emma Lungley
1835–
Alice Bolton
1855–
Emily Bolton
1857–
Mary Ann Amelia Bolton
1859–1922
Charlotte Bolton
1860–
William Roland Bolton
1862–
Henry Bolton
1866–
Lydia Bolton
1871–
Lydia Bolton
1871–
Emma Bolton
1873–
Daniel Bolton
1877–

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

Siblings (10)

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World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 18

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 22

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

Age 42

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

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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