Charles Henry John West

Brief Life History of Charles Henry John

When Charles Henry John West was born on 12 January 1833, in London, England, United Kingdom, his father, John West, was 33 and his mother, Lydia Johnson, was 29. He married Eliza Dangerfield on 25 December 1850, in St Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Shoreditch St Leonard, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Utah, United States in 1870. In 1880, at the age of 47, his occupation is listed as clerk in store in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 12 October 1906, in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Henry John West
1833–1906
Eliza Dangerfield
1832–1915
Marriage: 25 December 1850
Caroline Eliza West
1851–1931
Thomas Charles West
1853–1898
Ann Lydia West
1856–1930
Jabez William West
1858–1925
Mary Ann West
1860–1863
Eliza Alice West
1862–1918
Mary Rebecca West
1866–1868
Charles Jesse West
1868–1929
John Henry West
1870–1870
Fannie Elizabeth West
1872–1872
William Joseph West
1873–1959

Sources (79)

  • Charles West in household of John West, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Charles Henry John West, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Charles West, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1834 · Removal of Menagerie from the Tower of London

The royal menagerie was something more of a zoo with different types of animals and was removed from the tower in 1835.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.

Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.

History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.

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

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Ann Lydia West NeVille - Autobiography

I was born May 1st, 1856 in London, England. My father was born in Old Street, St. Luke, Milese Co., England on the 12th of January, 1833 and. was the son of John and Lydia Johnson West. My mother was …

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