Brief Life History of Margrett
Margrett Day was born about 1584, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of William Day and Mrs William Day. She married Francis Wrathall Sr. in 1605, in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1676, in Grassington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 93, and was buried in Linton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Margaret Day, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Margaret Day in entry for Francis Weatho, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Margrett Day in entry for Wratho or Wrathall, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.
English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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