Brief Life History of John De Brookhouse
When John De Brookhouse Bolton was born on 12 April 1616, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Gyles Bolton, was 50 and his mother, Lettice Stanworth, was 44. He married Margaret Scott about 1653, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1668, in Wales, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 52, and was buried in Wales, Yorkshire, England.
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Sources (21)
- John Bolton in entry for Anne Bolton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Bolton in entry for Giles Bolton, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
- John Boulton, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
Spouse and Children
1616–1668 Male
1610– Female
Children (7)
1654– Female
1656– Female
1658–1693 Male
1660– Male
1661– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1567–1642 Male
1572–1621 Female
Siblings (2)
1608–1678 Female
1616–1668 Male
World Events (2)
1620 · The Pilgrims Board the Mayflower
Age 4
1642 · The English Civil War
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern England named Bolton (Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire) or from Boulton in Derbyshire and East Lothian in Scotland, from Old English bothl ‘dwelling, house’ (see Bold 1) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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