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 46. 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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Sources (26)
- Stephen White, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Stephen White, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Stephen White, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
about 1817– Male
1821–1866 Female
Children (7)
1846– Female
1848– Male
1853– Female
1856–1856 Female
1858– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1765–1850 Male
1773– Female
Siblings (10)
1796–1874 Female
1798–1871 Female
1799–1892 Male
1802– Female
1806–1885 Male
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World Events (7)
1823
Age 6
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 16
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 37
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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