John Hanniford

Male2 December 1727–

Brief Life History of John

When John Hanniford was born on 2 December 1727, in Dunster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Hanniford, was 30 and his mother, Ann Hurford, was 26. He had at least 1 daughter.

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John Hanniford
1727–
Ann Hanniford
1757–
Betty Haniford

Sources (4)

  • Legacy NFS Source: John Hanniford - Church record: birth-name: john Hanniford
  • John Hanniford in entry for Betty Hanniford, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
  • John Haniford in entry for Betty Haniford, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"

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Children (2)

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World Events (4)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 74

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.

1815

Age 88

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Age 96

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): habitational name from one of three places called Hannaford in Devon: in Swimbridge, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, and Kenn. The Swimbridge placename derives from the Old English personal name Hana or Old English hana ‘cock’ + ford ‘ford’. The Kenn placename is recorded as Hunaford in the 16th century and is of uncertain etymology. The Widecombe placename derives from the Old English personal name Hana + Old English worthig ‘enclosure’.

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

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