Brief Life History of Henry Tavener
When Henry Tavener Papworth was born on 24 October 1864, in Parleys Park, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, James Papworth, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Tavener, was 37. He died on 25 October 1864, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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- Henry Tavener Papworth, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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Name Meaning
English (Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire): habitational name from Papworth Saint Agnes or Papworth Everard (Cambridgeshire), recorded as Pappeworda and Papeworth in 1086. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Pap(p)a + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The History of James Papworth and Elizabeth Papworth- found in Leona May Papworth's family history scrapbook
Our Papworth progenitors were of Cambridgeshire, England. There are land records (called "subsidy rolls" or tax lists) dating back to 10th and 11th hundreds showing the Papworth name. Cambridge (p …
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