Brief Life History of John
When John Day was born in April 1750, in Northleach, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Day, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Watson, was 23. He died in September 1780, in his hometown, at the age of 30, and was buried in Northleach, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Northleach, Gloucestershire. England Parish Register
- Burial John Day 1750-1780
- Christening Jno Day 1750
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Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.
English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).
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