William Leverton
27 April 1875–
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of William
When William Leverton was born on 27 April 1875, in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Leverton, was 49 and his mother, Louisa Housley, was 42. He lived in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
William Leverton
1826–1902
Louisa Housley
1832–1897
Sarah Leverton
1854–
Charles Henry Leverton
1859–
Elizabeth Ann Leverton
1865–1953
Rebecca Louisa Leverton
1868–1941
William Leverton
1875–
Parents and Siblings
1826–1902Male
1832–1897Female
siblings
(5)
1854–Female
1859–Male
1865–1953Female
1868–1941Female
1875–Male
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 5
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Age 9
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908
Age 33
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places so called. One in Berkshire is named with the Old English female personal name Lēofwaru (composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + waru ‘care’) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; one in Lincolnshire has as its first element Old English lǣfer ‘rush’, ‘reed’ ( see Lever 2). North and South Leverton in Nottinghamshire may contain a river name identical to that in Lear 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- William Leverton in household of William Leverton, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- William Leverton in household of William Leverton, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- William Leverton in household of William Leverton, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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