Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Gimson was christened on 2 January 1791, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Gimson, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Foster, was 11788.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Elisabeth Ginson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elisabeth Ginson, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
Parents and Siblings
1768– Male
1768– Female
Siblings (4)
1790–1876 Male
1791– Female
1794–1873 Male
1799– Male
World Events (8)
1801 · The Act of Union
1815
1823
Name Meaning
English: (i) relationship name, ‘son of Jimme or Gemme’, from Middle English pet forms of the male (and possibly female) personal names German and Jemes, a variant of James ( see also Gem ). If this medieval surname survived into early modern times it will have become indistinguishable from (ii). (ii) relationship name; late Middle English and early Modern English variant of Jameson ‘son of James’.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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