George William Kirkham

Brief Life History of George William

When George William Kirkham was born on 18 March 1822, in Shoreditch, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Kirkham, was 60 and his mother, Ann Jeatt, was 33. He married Mary Ann Astington on 17 December 1844, in Newington St Mary, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in London Saint Botolph's Aldgate, Middlesex, England in 1851 and All Saints, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 24 April 1896, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George William Kirkham
1822–1896
Mary Ann Astington
1824–1881
Marriage: 17 December 1844
Thomas James Kirkham
1846–1847
Frances Kirkham
1870–1870
James Kirkham
1849–1929
George Kirkham
1852–1923
Hyrum Kirkham
1856–1929
Joseph Kirkham
1856–1943
Mary Ann Eliza Kirkham
1861–1861

Sources (65)

  • George Kirkham, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923
  • London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938

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1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English (mainly northwestern): habitational name from any of the places in Lancashire and East Yorkshire named Kirkham. The placenames derive from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’ or Old Norse heim ‘homestead, estate’.

Possibly an altered form of German Kirchham, a habitational name from either of two places called Kirchham, in Austria or Bavaria.

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

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