Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Harding was born in 1661, in Northleach, Gloucestershire, England, his father, Edward Hardinge or Harding, was 46 and his mother, Joane Clarke, was 41. He married Ann Avery on 4 June 1688, in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1743, in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82, and was buried in Chedworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Charles Harding, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Charles Harding in entry for John Harding, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Charles Harding, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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