William David

1778–
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of William

When William David was born in 1778, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas David, was 27 and his mother, Mary Humphrey, was 28. He married Anne Rogers in 1802, in Swansea Saint Mary, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.

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Family Time Line

William David
1778–
Anne Rogers
1781–
Marriage: 1802
William David
1803–
Benjamin David
1806–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1802Swansea Saint Mary, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (6)

    1815
    Age 37
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1831 · Merthyr Uprising 
    Age 53
    Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
    1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
    Age 61
    The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.

    Name Meaning

    Jewish, Welsh, Scottish, English, French, Breton, Portuguese, Czech, Croatian, and Slovenian; Hungarian (Dávid), Slovak (mainly Dávid): from the Hebrew personal name David (in Hungarian and Slovak spelled Dávid), interpreted as ‘beloved’. The name has been perennially popular among Jews, in honor of the Biblical king of this name. His prominence, and the vivid narrative of his life contained in the First Book of Samuel, led to adoption of the name among Christians in the Middle Ages in various parts of Europe. In Britain, the popularity of this as a personal name was increased for two reasons. Firstly by virtue of its being the name of the patron saint of Wales who was abbot-bishop in the 6th century at what became known as Saint David's in Pembrokeshire. There are numerous dedications and placenames honouring the saint in south Wales, and it is no coincidence that the modern surname is heavily concentrated there, especially in Glamorgan. Secondly, the name was borne by two kings of Scotland (David I, reigning 1124–53, and David II, 1329–71). Its popularity in Russia is largely due to the fact that this was the ecclesiastical name adopted by Saint Gleb (died 1015), one of two sons of Prince Vladimir of Kiev who were martyred for their Christian zeal. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from some other languages, especially Assyrian/Chaldean Dawid and Arabic Daud (with variants, such as Daoud and Dawood ).History: Guillaume David from France married Marie Armand in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1656. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.

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

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    Sources (3)

    • William David, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"
    • William David, "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
    • William Davies, "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"

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