Brief Life History of William
When William Squire was born on 20 October 1761, his father, Leonard Squire, was 27 and his mother, Ann Stediford, was 29. He was buried in Atherington, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
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- William Squire, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Squire, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
- William Squire, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
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Name Meaning
English: status name, occupational name, or a nickname from Middle English squyer, squer, skier, sker, northern Middle English swire (Old French escuyer, escuier) ‘shield bearer, esquire, personal attendant to a knight; landowner below the rank of knight; young man of gentle birth; household attendant, retainer, page, messenger’. Many early bearers of this name were of modest means and cannot have been members of the gentry; in such cases the name may have been used hyperbolically for a low-ranking servant or as a nickname. By the 17th century, the term denoted any member of the landed gentry, but this is unlikely to have influenced the development of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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