Brief Life History of Charlotte
When Charlotte Johnson was born in 1825, in Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Johnson, was 35 and her mother, Charlotte Warden, was 24. She married John Gale on 22 June 1845, in Alconbury Weston, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Alconbury, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (36)
- Charlotte Gale, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Charlotte Johnson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Charlotte Gale in entry for Eliza Gale, "England, Huntingdonshire Parish Registers"
Spouse and Children
1823– Male
1825– Female
Children (13)
1845– Female
1847– Female
1849– Male
1850– Female
1851–1927 Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1790– Male
1801– Female
Siblings (5)
1820– Male
1823–1854 Male
1825– Female
1827–1828 Male
1829– Male
World Events (8)
1830
Age 5
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 8
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 55
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.
History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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