Catharine Dunham

Female21 May 1679–

Brief Life History of Catharine

Catharine Dunham was christened on 21 May 1679, in Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Thomas Dunham and Catharine.

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Thomas Dunham
1659–
Catharine
Catharine Dunham
1679–
Barbara Dunham
1681–
Charles Dunham
1688–
Thomas Dunham
1691–

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  • Catharine Dunham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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Siblings (4)

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places called Dunham (Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire). Most are named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ + hām ‘homestead’. A place in Lincolnshire now known as Dunholme appears in the Domesday Book as Duneham and this too serves as a source of the surname; here the first element is probably the Old English personal name Dunna. Dunham is often difficult to tell apart from Downham .

History: John Dunham (1590–1668) was a Puritan linen weaver who came to Plymouth, MA, via Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1633. He had many prominent descendants.

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

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