William Veevers

Brief Life History of William

When William Veevers was born on 28 July 1799, in Downham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Veevers, was 26 and his mother, Mary Robinson, was 23. He married Jane Whitham on 6 November 1820, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 10 February 1866, in Chatburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

William Veevers
1799–1866
Jane Whitham
1800–1855
Marriage: 6 November 1820
Susannah Veevers
1815–1852
Ann Veevers
Jane Veevers
1823–1856
Robert Veevers
1826–
William Veevers
1833–1874
Nanny Veevers
1835–1865

Sources (32)

  • William Veevers, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • William Veevers, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Veevers, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English: of uncertain origin. Redmonds questions the derivation from vivers ‘victuals’, proposed by Weekley and others, since the earliest OED references to this sense date from the 16th century and thus postdate the family name; he believes that the distribution of the name points to a source in Cumberland or north Lancashire, as yet unidentified.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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