Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Heigham was born in 1598, in Barrow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Clement Heigham, was 27 and her mother, Anne Appleyard, was 18. She married William March on 3 July 1638, in Barrow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Dorothie Heighm, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Dorothy Heigham, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Legacy NFS Source: Dorothy - Church record: birth-name: Dorothy Heigham
Spouse and Children
– Male
1598– Female
Parents and Siblings
1571–1634 Male
1581–1630 Female
Siblings (18)
1585–1630 Male
1590– Male
1592–1690 Female
1594– Male
1596–1700 Male
+13 More Children
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Higham (Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Warwickshire, Essex, and Kent) or from Heigham in Norfolk. Most of the placenames derive from Old English hēah ‘high’ + hām ‘village, homestead’, though the Norfolk placename may come from Old English hecg ‘hedge’ or hecc ‘hatch, gate’ + hām.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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