William Pilkington

Male5 November 1768–

Brief Life History of William

When William Pilkington was christened on 5 November 1768, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, his father, Roger Pilkington, was 33 and his mother, Mary Lomax, was 28.

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Family Time Line

Roger Pilkington
1736–
Mary Lomax
1740–1773
Ann Pilkington
1762–
James Pilkington
1765–
William Pilkington
1768–
Mary Pilkington
1771–

Sources (2)

  • Will'M. Pilkington, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Wm. Pilkington, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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World Events (3)

1770 · Boston Tea Party

Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

Name Meaning

English (northwestern): habitational name from a place in Lancashire. The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Pīleca or Pīloc + patronymic -ing + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The surname is established in Ireland, where its presence was first recorded in the early 15th century.

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

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