Elizabeth William

Female13 March 1719–

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

Elizabeth William was christened on 13 March 1719, in Penderyn, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom as the daughter of John William.

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John William
1690–
Elizabeth William
1719–
Elizabeth William
1724–
Hester William
1724–
William William
1725–
Mary William
1726–
Morgan William
1730–

Sources (1)

  • Elizabeth William, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"

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Siblings (6)

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World Events (3)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name William, Willam, Willem, an Old Picard and Norman French form of ancient Germanic Willihelm, composed of the elements wil- ‘will, desire’ + helm- ‘helmet, protection’. This Norman personal name became widely used in England, Scotland and Wales after the Conquest, mainly no doubt in honor of the Conqueror himself. By the 13th century it had already become the most popular personal name in England. A Parisian form of the name Guillaume was also sometimes used (see Gillam ), which in medieval Wales was adopted as Gwilym (see Gwilliam ).

Americanized form (translation into English) of French Guillaume .

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

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