Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Child was born on 22 December 1809, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, David Child, was 37 and his mother, Abigail Dorr, was 43. He died on 13 November 1811, at the age of 1, and was buried in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- William Henry Child, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1772–1830 Male
1766–1854 Female
Siblings (4)
1802–1842 Male
1804–1861 Male
1806–1807 Female
1809–1811 Male
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English child ‘child, infant’ (Old English cild), in various possible applications. The word is found in Old English as a byname, and in Middle English as a widely used affectionate term of address. It was also used as a term of status for a young man of noble birth, although the exact meaning is not clear; in the 13th and 14th centuries it was a technical term used of a young noble awaiting elevation to the knighthood. In other cases it may have been applied as a byname to a youth considerably younger than his brothers or to one who was a minor on the death of his father.
in Kent, possibly a topographic name from Old English cielde ‘spring (water)’, a rare word derived from c(e)ald ‘cold’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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