Brief Life History of James Henry Foulds
When James Henry Foulds Buck was born on 31 January 1885, in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Foulds Buck, was 28 and his mother, Emma Matilda Copeland, was 25. He married Mary Emma Dawson on 11 December 1907, in Rich, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1920. He died on 6 November 1953, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (40)
- Harry Buck, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mr. James H Buck, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- James Henry Buck in entry for Arnold Woodrow Buck, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1885–1953 Male
1894–1997 Female
Children (3)
1914–1971 Male
1917–1976 Female
1919–2001 Female
Parents and Siblings
1856–1921 Male
1859–1942 Female
Siblings (10)
1879–1939 Female
1881–1881 Male
1882–1911 Male
1885–1953 Male
1886–1956 Male
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
Age 11
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 18
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English buc(ke) ‘male goat’ (Old English bucca) or a ‘male deer’ (Old English bucc). The goat was popularly associated with lecherous behaviour and the deer with timidity and speed. The surname may also be a shortened form of longer occupational names, for example Roger le Bucmanger' ‘dealer in bucks or venison’, (Warwickshire 1221) or Walter Bucswayn perhaps ‘goatherd’ (Somerset 1327).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent beech tree, such as Peter atte Buk (Suffolk 1327), from Middle English buk ‘beech’ (from Old English bōc).
German and Dutch (Limburg): from a personal name, a short form of Burkhard (see Burkhart ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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