Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Nightingale was born in 1638, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Nightingale, was 30 and his mother, Nightingale, was 29. He married Sarah Talbot on 18 November 1666, in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died about 1719, in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, at the age of 82, and was buried in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Ritingall, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Nightingall, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Thomas Nightingale in entry for Isabell Nightingale, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Spouse and Children
1638–about 1719 Male
1644–1724 Female
Children (10)
1667– Female
1668–1669 Female
1670–1670 Female
1672–1717 Male
1672– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1608– Male
1609– Female
Siblings (4)
1636– Female
1638–about 1719 Male
1639– Male
1641– Male
World Events (2)
1642 · The English Civil War
Age 4
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 50
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with a good voice, from Middle English nightegale ‘nightingale’ (Old English nihtegale, from niht ‘night’ + galan ‘sing’). The bird is known as a sweet singer.
Probably an Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Nachtigall , or cognates in other languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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