William Durnford

Brief Life History of William

When William Durnford was born in 1392, in Devon, England, his father, John Durnford, was 17 and his mother, Joan de Cockayne, was 16. He died in 1393, at the age of 1.

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Family Time Line

John Durnford
1375–1424
Joan de Cockayne
1377–1454
Stephen Durnford
1391–1427
Alice Durnford
1393–1450
William Durnford
1392–1393
Mary Durnford
1397–

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    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Durnford in Wiltshire, which was named in Old English as ‘the hidden ford’ (dierne ford). It could also be from a similarly named place (also called Dunford) in Addlestone, Surrey.

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