William Henry Solomon

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Solomon was born on 6 February 1828, in Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Solomon, was 29 and his mother, Anne Lowry, was 35. He married Elizabeth Hosking Drew on 13 October 1851, in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in St Clement, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States in 1900. In 1861, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as head of family; married; age 33; boot & clog maker in Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. He died on 28 July 1913, in Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Taylor Cemetery, Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Solomon
1828–1913
Elizabeth Hosking Drew
1822–1914
Marriage: 13 October 1851
Elizabeth Emma Solomon
1852–1933
Mary Louisa Solomon
1854–1941
George Solomon
1856–
William Henry Solomon
1857–1859
Hilda Drew Solomon
1859–1921
Helen Amanda Solomon
1862–1863
Edwin Drew Solomon
1864–1945
Eliza Drew Solomon
1866–1868

Sources (48)

  • William Soloman in household of Willm Penrose, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • William Henry Solomon, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Henry Solomon, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Jewish, English, Scottish, Dutch, Swedish, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Ethiopian, and Eritrean; Spanish (Solomón): from a vernacular form of the Biblical Hebrew personal name Shelomo, a derivative of shalom ‘peace’. The name Solomon has for generations been a popular Jewish name and was also fairly widespread in the Middle Ages among Christians. In the Bible it is the name of King David's successor, noted for his wisdom; among Christians it was therefore also used as a nickname for a man who was considered wise. The spelling Solomon is used in the King James Bible of 1611, which is why this is the standard form of the name in modern English, but spellings with Sal- were more usual across continental Europe, the 1534 Lutheran Bible rendering it as Salomo and the 1560 Geneva Bible as Salomon . From the 7th century the spelling Salomon is recorded as a Christian personal name in France, where it was the name of several saints including a Breton king martyred in 874. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages (see Salomon , Salamon ). See also Salmon 1. — Note: Since Ethiopians and Eritreans do not have hereditary surnames, the Ethiopian and Eritrean name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

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William Henry Solomon was born at Truro, Cornwall County England, Feb. 6, 1828. He was given the responsibility of Secretary for the Arizona Mission, when President Brigham Young called a number of ch …

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