Brief Life History of William
When William Twine was born on 6 March 1763, in Burbage, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Abraham Twyne, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Hilliard, was 31.
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- William Twine, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Twine - Published information: birth-name: William Twine
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World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: metonymic occupational name for someone who made string orthread, from Old English twīn ‘thread, string’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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