Brief Life History of Squire William
When Squire William Hardy was born on 28 January 1853, in Newton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Hardy Sr, was 54 and his mother, Merab Beard, was 36. He died in October 1854, in Newton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 1.
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Sources (3)
- Squire William Hardy, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
- Squire William Hardy, "Find A Grave Index"
- Squire William Hardy, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
Parents and Siblings
1799–1857 Male
1816–1853 Female
Siblings (6)
1836–1944 Female
1839–1911 Male
1842–1879 Female
1844–1908 Male
1849–1895 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (1)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 1
Name Meaning
English, French, and Walloon: nickname for a brave or foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold, courageous’. The surname of Walloon origin is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium (mainly in Belgian Limburg). Compare Hard 2.
Irish: in addition to being an importation of the English name, this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.
Americanized form of Swiss German Härdi: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with hard ‘brave, strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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