Thomas Clinch

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Clinch was born about 1672, in Otterden, Kent, England, his father, Solomon Clinch, was 62 and his mother, Frances Bayly, was 43.

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Family Time Line

Solomon Clinch
1611–1690
Frances Bayly
1630–1683
William Clinch
1664–1744
Edward Clinch
1667–
Thomas Clinch
1672–
Solomon Clinch
1674–
Sarah Clinch
1676–1689
Margaret Clinch
1688–
Thomas Clinch
1693–
Ann Clinch
1700–
James Clinch
1707–

Sources (2)

  • Thomas Clinch, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Clinch - christening: 13 November 1673; Otterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

World Events (6)

1688 · Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.

1720 · South Sea Bubble

The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.

1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted

Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.

Name Meaning

Irish (Dublin, Wexford): from Mac Loingsigh, see McGlinchey and Lynch .

English: habitational name from one or more of the various places with names deriving from Old English clenc ‘lump, mass; hill; elevated land in a fen’, such as Clinch Green in Northiam (Sussex), Clench in Milton Lilborne, and Clinghill in Bromham (both Wiltshire). Also perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived by such a feature.

English: possibly also a metonymic occupational name for a maker or fixer of bolts and rivets, from Middle English clinch, clench ‘door nail secured by riveting or clinching’, from clench(en) ‘to fix firmly’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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