Brief Life History of Reginald John
When Reginald John Freeland was born on 13 November 1865, in Battle, Sussex, England, his father, Spencer Henry Freeland, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Jempson, was 41. He married Fanny Sophia Cuthbert on 11 June 1888, in Hastings, Sussex, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Victoria, Malleco, Chile in 1888 and Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada in 1911. In 1908, at the age of 43, his occupation is listed as maquinista in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. He died on 4 November 1943, in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 77, and was buried in Capital, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Reginald Freeland en la familia de Spencer Freeland, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Reginald John Freeland en el registro de Fanny Sophia Freeland, "British Columbia, Victoria Times Birth, Marriage and Death Notices, 1901-1939"
- Reginald John Freeland en el registro de Frederick Walker y Mabel Freeland, "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
Spouse and Children
1865–1943 Male
1863–1938 Female
Children (2)
1891–1986 Male
1897–1974 Female
Parents and Siblings
1824–1900 Male
1824–1895 Female
Siblings (9)
1847–1851 Female
1849–1916 Male
1852–1935 Female
1854–1940 Female
1856–1873 Female
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 15
1886
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): status name for a holder of land held without obligation of rent or service, from Middle English freland, frilond, literally ‘free land’ (Old English frēo land, frīg land). As a Sussex name, it may refer specifically to Freeland in Storrington (West Easewrithe Hundred). There is also a place called Freeland's Wood in Farleigh, Surrey. Compare Frankland .
English: elsewhere than Sussex, Surrey and Kent, possibly also from the Old French personal name Freland, from ancient Germanic Fredeland, composed of the elements frith ‘peace’ + land ‘land’.
Americanized form of Dutch Vreeland .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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