Stephen White

Brief Life History of Stephen

When Stephen White was born about 1817, in Farley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas White, was 53 and his mother, Sabina Read, was 45. He married Matilda Candy on 18 February 1845, in Wilton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.

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Family Time Line

Stephen White
about 1817–
Matilda Candy
1821–1866
Marriage: 18 February 1845
Sophia Matilda White
1846–
Charles William White
1848–
Eva Lucy White
1853–
Ellen White
1856–1856
Herbert White
1858–
Jesse Davidson White
1861–
Lydia Flora White
1864–

Sources (26)

  • Stephen White, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Stephen White, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Stephen White, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

World Events (7)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.

Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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