Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Foley was born on 24 May 1818, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, his father, Jesse Foley, was 38 and his mother, Eliza Byrne, was 38. He married Mary Ann Gray on 21 August 1847, in St Pancras, London, England, United Kingdom. He lived in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and St Mary in the Castle, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 27 August 1874, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 56, and was buried in London, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- John H Foley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John Henry Foley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- John Henry Foley, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1818–1874 Male
1826–1874 Female
Parents and Siblings
1780– Male
1780–1847 Female
Siblings (6)
1813–1881 Female
1814–1874 Male
1816– Female
1818–1874 Male
– Male
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World Events (7)
1823
Age 5
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
Age 13
1834 · Removal of Menagerie from the Tower of London
Age 16
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Siobhan, Aidan, Aileen, Delma, Eamonn, John Patrick, Brennan, Brian Patrick, Briana, Brigid.
Irish (southern): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha ‘descendant of Foghlaidh’, a byname meaning ‘pirate, marauder, plunderer’.
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Searraigh (see McSharry ), chosen because of its phonetic approximation to English foal. Mac Searraigh is derived from a personal name based on searrach ‘foal’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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