Dorothy Heigham

Female1598–

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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William March
Dorothy Heigham
1598–
Marriage: 3 July 1638

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

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  • Marriage
    3 July 1638Barrow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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    Siblings (18)

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    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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