Mrs James Whitaker
about 1685–
Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of James
Mrs James Whitaker was born about 1685, in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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1801 · The Act of Union
Age 116
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 116
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places named with Old English hwīt ‘white’ or hwǣte ‘wheat’ + æcer ‘cultivated land’, as for example Whitaker in Lancashire and Whitacre in Warwickshire (both ‘white field’) or Whiteacre in Kent and Wheatacre in Norfolk (both ‘wheat field’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Whitacre
Whiteaker
Whittaker
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