Brief Life History of William
When William Jones was christened on 8 February 1711, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Jones, was 21 and his mother, Marie Selfe, was 27.
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Sources (3)
- William Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Jones, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- William Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1691– Male
1684– Female
Siblings (11)
1710– Male
1711– Male
1713– Female
1715– Male
1718– Female
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World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
1815
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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