Honor Bickford

Brief Life History of Honor

Honor Bickford was born in 1674, in Whimple, Devon, England, United Kingdom. She married Joseph Bickford about 1690, in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died about 1753, in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Bickford
1670–
Honor Bickford
1674–1753
Marriage: about 1690
Benjamin Bickford
1694–
Joseph Bickford
1695–
Elizabeth Bickford
1700–
Timothy Bickford
1702–1753
Honor Bickford
1705–

Sources (5)

  • Honour in entry for Joseph Bickford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Honour in entry for Honour Bickford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Honour in entry for Elizabeth Bickford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from either Beckford Farm in Membury (Devon), Bickford Town in Plympton Saint Mary (Devon), or Bickford in Staffordshire. Beckford Farm is from the Old English personal name Becca + Old English ford ‘ford’, whereas the other two examples are derived from the Old English personal name Bicca + ford ‘ford’. The surname is more common in Devon and Cornwall.

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

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