Brief Life History of William
William Whitehead was born on 23 November 1839, in Delph, Yorkshire, England. He married Margaret Green on 28 March 1862, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880 and Layton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 2 April 1881, in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- William Whitehead, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Whitehead, "Find A Grave Index"
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1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English whit ‘white’ + hed ‘head’ (Old English hwīt + hēafod), denoting a person with white or fair hair. Occasionally perhaps from Middle English whīt ‘white’ + hod ‘hood’ (Old English hwīt + hōd).
Irish: adopted by erroneous translation of Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of the little black-headed one’ (see Canavan ), as if from Gaelic ceann ‘head’ + bán ‘white’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weisshaupt (see Weishaupt ) or Weisskopf (see Weiskopf ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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MARY & MARTHA WHITEHEAD HISTORY
MARY & MARTHA WHITEHEAD HISTORY 3/20/1812-3/26/1874 & 5/1/1817-3/9/1895, (respectively) As far back as known, the Whitehead family is from around Oldham, England. James Whitehead was born in L …
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