Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Wilson was born on 21 February 1695, in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Gulielmus Wilson, was 34 and her mother, Maria Gott, was 25.
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- Rebecca Wilson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Rebecca Wilson, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
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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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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