Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Willington was born on 1 January 1773, in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, her father, James Wilington, was 29 and her mother, Mary Hobbs, was 24. She married William David Littlefield on 28 July 1800, in St Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 9 April 1838, in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65, and was buried in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Christian Willington - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Christian Willington
- Christian Willington, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Marriages, 1537-1930"
- Christian in entry for Mary Littlefield, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Baptisms, 1538-1940"
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1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the "shot heard around the world" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
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.
Name Meaning
English: locative name from any or all of the places named Willington (Beds, Cheshire, Derbys, Durham, Northumb, Warwicks), but there is little evidence from NE England.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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