Brief Life History of Henry John
When Henry John Nightingale was born about 1902, in New Zealand, his father, Henry John Nightingale, was 32 and his mother, Ellen Morrish, was 34. He died about 1922, in his hometown, at the age of 22.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Henry John Nightingale - Government record: birth-name: Henry John Nightingale
Parents and Siblings
1872–1955 Male
1869–1960 Female
Siblings (3)
1899–1966 Male
about 1902–about 1922 Male
1905–1988 Male
World Events (3)
1907
Age 5
1907 · Dominion of New Zealand
Age 5
1914
Age 12
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with a good voice, from Middle English nightegale ‘nightingale’ (Old English nihtegale, from niht ‘night’ + galan ‘sing’). The bird is known as a sweet singer.
Probably an Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Nachtigall , or cognates in other languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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