William Malley

Brief Life History of William

William Malley was born in 1719, in Wyre, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Mary Malley.

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William Malley
1719–
Mary Malley
1725–
William Malley
1740–
Edmund Mally
1742–
Nicholas Malley
1744–1798
Jane Maley
1746–1754

Sources (4)

  • 1744 Wm. Malley in entry for his son, Nicholas Malley, SAINT MICHAEL ON WYRE,LANCASHIRE, "England Christening"
  • 1783 William Malley in entry for his son, William Malley, St. Mary's, Lancaster, Lancashire, "England Christening"
  • 1742 Wm. Mally in entry for his son, Edmund Mally, SAINT MICHAEL ON WYRE,LANCASHIRE, "England Christening"

World Events (4)

1801 · The Act of Union

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

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

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

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of O'Malley .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in northern France called Mailly (Marne, Somme, and elsewhere).

Americanized form of Rusyn (from Slovakia) Mlej (see Malay ).

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

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