William Kittier

MaleMarch 1779–about 1825

Brief Life History of William

When William Kittier was born in March 1779, in Boldre, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Kittier, was 48 and his mother, Anne Gates, was 41. He died about 1825, in his hometown, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Henry Kittier
1730–1798
Anne Gates
1737–1785
Jenny Kittier
1758–1822
William Kittier
1759–
Henry Kittier
1760–1849
Sarah Kittier
1762–1822
Mary KITTIER
1765–
Joseph Kittier
1767–1849
Anne KITTIER
1769–
Dinah Kitcher
1772–
Charlotte KITTIER
1777–
William Kittier
1779–1825
John Kittier
1781–1830
Rebecca Kittier
1783–1845

Sources (2)

  • William Kitter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Kitter, "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (12)

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World Events (4)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 22

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.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

Age 29

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

Age 36

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Herta, Kurt, Reinhold.

German:

from an agent derivative of Middle High German kit(t)el ‘smock, shirt-like garment’, hence an occupational name for a maker of such garments.

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

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