Brief Life History of James
When James Alway was christened on 22 April 1759, in Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Alway, was 25 and his mother, Ann Rodway, was 28. He married Celia Smith on 16 May 1782, in Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 2 October 1829, in Ashley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Aust, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- James Alway, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- James Alway in entry for George Alway, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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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: shortened form of Alloway .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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