Brief Life History of William
When William Rees was born about 1786, in Coity, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Evan Rees, was 31 and his mother, Jane Howell, was 30. He married Catherine Jenkins on 24 May 1806, in Baglan, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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- William Rees, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- William Rees, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"
- William Rees, "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
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World Events (7)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Rice .
German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.
German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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