Brief Life History of John
When John Scaife Sr was born in 1689, in Lintz Green, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Scaife, was 47 and his mother, Elizabeth Rayne, was 43. He married Janne Rawe about 1744, in Lintz Green, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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- John Scaife in entry for William Scaife, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- John Scaife in entry for Jane Scaife, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Scaife in entry for Jane Scaife, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
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.
Name Meaning
English (northern; Yorkshire): nickname from the northern English dialect word scafe ‘crooked, awry, awkward, wild’ (Old Norse skeifr).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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