William Hemmings

Brief Life History of William

When William Hemmings was born in 1749, his father, William Hemmings, was 32 and his mother, Mary Beavington, was 28.

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Family Time Line

William Hemmings
1717–1780
Mary Beavington
1721–
Richard Hemmings
1743–1815
Hannah Hemings
1745–
Elizabeth Hemmings
1747–1825
William Hemmings
1749–
Thomas Hemmings
1751–
John Hemmings
1754–
George Hemmings
1758–
Mary Hemmings
1762–

Sources (5)

  • William Homings, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Hemings, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
  • William Hemings, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English:

variant of Hemming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

in some cases a late variant of Emmins, itself related to an alternative form of the Middle English female personal name Emeny (see Edmond 2).

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

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