William Hardy

Brief Life History of William

When William Hardy was born about 1732, his father, William Hardy, was 40 and his mother, Mary Wright, was 39. He married Margaret Hellem on 10 March 1754, in Stokesley, Yorkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 10 daughters. He died on 23 October 1802, in Redmarshall, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.

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William Hardy
1732–1802
Margaret Hellem
1735–1812
Marriage: 10 March 1754
Mary Hardy
1755–
Elizabeth Hardy
1757–1763
Margaret Hardy
1760–
Hannah Hardy
1762–1792
William Hardy
1764–
Anne Hardy
1765–
Charles Hardy
1768–1850
Margaret Hardy
1770–1808
Lois Hardy
1770–
Thomas Hardy
1772–
Jane Hardy
1775–1818
Eunice Hardy
1776–1862
Margaret Hardy
1780–

Sources (20)

  • William Hardy, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Willm. Hardey, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • William Hardey in entry for Mary Hardey, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

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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.

Name Meaning

English, French, and Walloon: nickname for a brave or foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold, courageous’. The surname of Walloon origin is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium (mainly in Belgian Limburg). Compare Hard 2.

Irish: in addition to being an importation of the English name, this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.

Americanized form of Swiss German Härdi: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with hard ‘brave, strong’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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