1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1797th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 797th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1790s decade. As of the start of 1797, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
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Marquess of Waterford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland and the premier marquessate in that peerage. It was created in 1789 for George Beresford, 2nd Earl of Tyrone. It is presently held by Henry Beresford, 9th Marquess of Waterford.
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Pringle is a Scottish surname.
William, Will, Willie, Bill, Billie, or Billy Thomas may refer to:
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Piers is an old English Christian name, and has the same origins as Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'.
Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic ethnicities, the Welsh ab Owain and the Irish Ó Buadhacháin.
Napier is a surname with an English, Scottish or Polish origin.
Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet was an Irish soldier and politician. He was the ancestor of the Marquesses of Waterford, the Barons Decies and the Beresford baronets, of William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford and Charles Beresford, 1st Baron Beresford.
Beresford is an English surname. It has its roots in the village of Beresford in the parish of Alstonefield, North Staffordshire, or perhaps in some cases from Burford, in Oxfordshire. The placenames are derived from the Olde English pre-7th century words "beofor", meaning beaver, plus "forda", a shallow river crossing. The Ashmole roll of 1322 includes the name of Sir Symon Bereford of Warwickshire.
Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump or the Old English "cnocc", meaning a round-topped hill.
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