Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Seward was christened on 3 June 1774, in Chardstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Seward, was 31 and his mother, Mary Hawkins, was 38. He married Elizabeth Dening on 5 December 1797, in Chardstock, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Chardstock, Devon, England in 1851. He died about September 1864, in Chardstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 90.
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- Robert Seward, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: Robert Seward - Government record: birth: 8 December 1771; Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
- Robert Seward, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the "shot heard around the world" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Seward (Old English Sǣweard, from sǣ ‘sea’ + weard ‘guard’).
English: from the Middle English personal name Siward, Seward (Old English Sigeweard, from sige ‘victory’ + weard ‘guard’, or the equivalent Old Norse Sigwarth).
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Suaird, Ó Suairt, usually Anglicized as Sword .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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