Nicholas Sheffield

Brief Life History of Nicholas

When Nicholas Sheffield was born after 1334, in Carlton, Yorkshire, England, his father, Sir Thomas Sheffield, was 8705 and his mother, Agnes FitzAlan, was 8702.

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Family Time Line

Sir Thomas Sheffield
1295–1348
Agnes FitzAlan
1298–1348
Thomas Sheffield
1326–1348
John Sheffield
1327–
William Sheffield
1328–1409
Margaret Sheffield
1334–
Nicholas Sheffield
1334–

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    World Events (2)

    1337 · The Hundred Years' War

    The Hundred Years' War between France and England was largely due to the question of legitimate succession to the French crown.

    1382 · Wycliffe's Bible

    John Wycliffe, English theologian and professor at the University of Oxford, completed a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into Middle English. This translation is known as Wycliffe's Bible and was completed around 1382.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name principally from Sheffield (Yorkshire), but perhaps also from Sheffield Bottom in Burghfield (Berkshire), or Sheffield Park in Fletching (Sussex). The Yorkshire place takes its name from the river Sheaf, itself from Old English scēath ‘boundary’, + Old English feld ‘open country’, while the Berkshire placename derives from Old English scēo ‘shelter’ + feld. The Sussex placename comes from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + feld.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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