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, "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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