Brief Life History of William
William Lindsey was born about 1769, in Narborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 32
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
Age 46
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 54
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Lindsay .
Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of various Gaelic surnames, as for example Ó Loingsigh (see Lynch 1), Mac Giolla Fhionntóg (see McClintock ), and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn and Lynn ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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