John Whitehead
1898–
Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of John
When John Whitehead was born in 1898, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Squire Whitehead, was 30 and his mother, Jane Crank, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Squire Whitehead
1868–
Jane Crank
1870–
Eliza Jane Whitehead
1892–
Sarah Ann Whitehead
1894–
Alice Whitehead
1896–
John Whitehead
1898–
John Whitehead
1898–
Charlotte Whitehead
1901–
Amy Whitehead
1910–
Parents and Siblings
1868–Male
1870–Female
siblings
(7)
1892–Female
1894–Female
1896–Female
1898–Male
1898–Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
Age 3
The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.
1908
Age 10
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1940
Age 42
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.
Name Meaning
1 English and Scottish: nickname for someone with fair or prematurely white hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + heved ‘head’.2 Irish (Connacht): erroneous translation of Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of the little black-headed one’ ( see Canavan ), as if from Gaelic ceann ‘head’ + bán ‘white’.3 Translated form of German Weisshaupt ( see Weishaupt ) or Weisskopf ( see Weiskopf ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- John Whitehead in household of Squire Whitehead, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- John Whitehead in household of Squire Whitehead, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- John Whitehead, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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