William Rees

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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Family Time Line

William Rees
1786–
Catherine Jenkins
1787–
Marriage: 24 May 1806
Evan Rees
1819–1866
Ann Rees
1820–
David Rees
1826–
Margaret Rees
1831–
Daniel Rees
1833–
Illtid Rees
1835–

Sources (5)

  • 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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