Brief Life History of John
When John Saul was born about 1747, in Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Saul, was 51 and his mother, Judith Wilson, was 46. He was buried in Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- John Saul, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
- John Saul, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
Parents and Siblings
1697–1769 Male
1702–1788 Female
Siblings (6)
1733–1736 Female
1735– Male
1739– Female
1741– Male
1744– Male
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Name Meaning
English, French, German, Italian, and Jewish: from the personal name Saul (Hebrew Shaul ‘asked-for’), the name of the king of Israel whose story is recounted in the first book of Samuel. In spite of his success in uniting Israel and his military prowess, Saul had a troubled reign, not least because of his long conflict with the young David, who eventually succeeded him. Perhaps for this reason, the personal name was not particularly common in medieval times. A further disincentive to its popularity as a Christian name was the fact that it was the original name of Saint Paul, borne by him while he was persecuting Christians, and rejected by him after his conversion to Christianity. It may in part have arisen as a nickname for someone who had played the part of the Biblical king in a religious play.
English: variant of Sall .
English and Irish: variant of Sale 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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