Thomas Peters

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Peters was born in 1837, in Halling, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Peters, was 35 and his mother, Harriet jeater, was 37. He married Harriett Burgess on 3 November 1856, in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Paddlesworth, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Snodland, Kent, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Peters
1837–
Harriett Burgess
1836–1907
Marriage: 3 November 1856
Thomas Frederick Peters
1857–
Alexander Peters
1860–
Harriett Jane Peters
about 1875–
Eva A Peters
about 1877–
Alfred Peters
about 1879–
Philip Peters
1859–
Alice Peters
1860–
Edward Peters
1862–
Walter Peters
1865–1951
Albert Peters
1867–
Harold Peters
1867–1949
Blanche Peters
1870–
Mercy Peters
1872–1906
Edgar Peters
1873–1960

Sources (32)

  • Thomas Peters in household of John Peters, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Thomas Peters, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Peters, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter . This surname (mainly of German origin) is also found in Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and some other European countries. In North America it has absorbed various cognates and their derivatives from other languages, such as Albanian Pjetraj and Pjetrushi, patronymics from the personal name Pjetër ‘Peter’ and its pet form Pjetrush; see also below and also examples at Peterson .

Irish: Anglicized form (translation) of Gaelic Mac Pheadair ‘son of Peter’.

Americanized form of Dutch and North German Pieters .

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

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