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John Alward was born about 1574, in England. He had at least 1 daughter.
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World Events (3)
1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
1587 · Elizabeth I Signs Death Warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1, 1587, as she was found guilty of plotting to assasinate Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587.
1600 · The Honourable East India Company
The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Alward, Elward, a shortened form of several Old English names, such as Ælfweard (Middle English Alfward), Ealdweard, and (especially in Devon) Æthelweard, which survives as Middle English Aylward , Alward, and probably Elward.
North German: variant of Alwardt and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
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