John Griffiths Shone
10 May 1827–1855 (Age 27)
Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of John Griffiths
When John Griffiths Shone was born on 10 May 1827, in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, James Shone, was 24 and his mother, Mary Griffith, was 29. He lived in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841. He died in 1855, in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales, at the age of 28.
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Family Time Line
James Shone
1803–
Mary Griffith
1797–1866
John Shone
1825–1855
Joseph Shone
1832–
John Griffiths Shone
1827–1855
Martha Shone
1829–1903
Joseph Griffiths Shone
1831–
Robert Shone
1834–
Parents and Siblings
1803–Male
1797–1866Female
Siblings
(6)
1825–1855Male
1827–1855Male
1829–1903Female
1831–Male
1832–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (5)
1830
Age 3
1830
Age 3
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 4
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 4
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 12
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
Age 12
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
Welsh: from the personal name Siôn ( see John ), a later formation than Evan , which is likewise from Latin Johannes.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
John
Evan
Sources (1)
- John Shone in household of James Shone, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
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