John Brett
1721–
Coslany, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
The Life of John
John Brett was born on 9 March 1721, in Coslany, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom as the son of John Brett and Mary. He married Elizabeth Grinnwade on 27 July 1737, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
John Brett
1721–
Elizabeth Grinnwade
1721–
Marriage: 27 July 1737
John Brett
1742–
Mary Brett
1746–1807
John Brett
1747–
John Brett
1748–
Spouse & Children
1721–Male
1721–Female
MARRIAGE
27 July 1737
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
27 July 1737
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
children
(4)
- John Brett
1742–Male
- Mary Brett
1746–1807Female
- John Brett
1747–Male
- John Brett
1748–Male
Parents & Siblings
- John Brett
–Male
- Mary
–Female
siblings
(1)
1721–Male
World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 80
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 87
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 94
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English and French: ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French bret. The Bretons were Celtic-speakers driven from southwestern England to northwestern France in the 6th century ad by Anglo-Saxon invaders; some of them reinvaded England in the 11th century as part of the army of William the Conqueror. In France and among Normans, Bretons had a reputation for stupidity, and in some cases this name and its variants and cognate may have originated as derogatory nicknames. The English surname is most common in East Anglia, where many Bretons settled after the Conquest. In Scotland it may also have denoted a member of one of the Celticspeaking peoples of Strathclyde, who were known as Bryttas or Brettas well into the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- John Brett in entry for John Brett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Brett, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- John Brett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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