Roger Broadhead

Brief Life History of Roger

When Roger Broadhead was christened on 20 June 1756, in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, his father, Robert Broadhead, was 44 and his mother, Martha Rayner, was 38. He died on 15 January 1757, at the age of 0, and was buried in Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Robert Broadhead
1712–1781
Martha Rayner
1718–
Elizabeth Broadhead
1740–
William Broadhead
1742–1745
Mary Broadhead
1745–
Anne Broadhead
1746–
Robert Broadhead
1753–
Sarah Broadhead
1753–1831
Roger Broadhead
1756–1757

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  • Roger Broadhead, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): topographic name for someone who lived by a broad headland, from Middle English brod ‘wide, broad’ (Old English brād) + Middle English heved, hed ‘head, headland’ (Old English hēafod).

English: nickname from northern Middle English brad + hed, heved ‘broad head’ (Old English brād + hēafod).

Americanized form of German Breithaupt or any of the cognates in other languages.

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

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