John Smith
18 March 1803–
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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John Smith was born on 18 March 1803.
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World Events (3)
1815
Age 12
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 20
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
Age 22
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 ).
LOAD TEST -- Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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- John Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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