Brief Life History of John
John Whitehead of Lighthorne was born in 1822, in Lighthorne, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Joseph Whitehead of Lighthorne and Hannah. He had at least 2 sons with Elizabeth Hawkins. He lived in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- John Whitehead, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Whitehead in entry for John Henry Whitehead, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
- John Whitehead, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Spouse and Children
1822– Male
1825– Female
Children (2)
1846– Male
1847– Male
Parents and Siblings
1795– Female
Siblings (2)
1822– Male
1831– Female
World Events (8)
1823
Age 1
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 11
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 32
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English whit ‘white’ + hed ‘head’ (Old English hwīt + hēafod), denoting a person with white or fair hair. Occasionally perhaps from Middle English whīt ‘white’ + hod ‘hood’ (Old English hwīt + hōd).
Irish: adopted by erroneous translation of Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of the little black-headed one’ (see Canavan ), as if from Gaelic ceann ‘head’ + bán ‘white’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weisshaupt (see Weishaupt ) or Weisskopf (see Weiskopf ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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