William Wrigley

Brief Life History of William

When William Wrigley was born in 1841, in Arksey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Wrigley, was 37 and his mother, Anne Himsworth, was 37. He died in June 1842, at the age of 1, and was buried in Arksey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Wrigley
1804–1859
Anne Himsworth
1804–1866
James Wrigley
1836–
Christiana Wrigley
1837–1914
Thomas Wrigley
1838–
John Wrigley
1839–
William Wrigley
1841–1842
Mary Wrigley
1843–
Elizabeth Wrigley
1846–

Sources (4)

  • William Wrigley in household of William Wrigley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • William Wrigley, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • William Wrigley, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Wrigley Head near Salford (Lancashire), the second element of which is presumably Old English lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’; the first may be a personal name or topographic term from Old English wrigian ‘to strive, to bend or turn’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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