Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Catterall was born in 1845, in Inskip, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Catterall, was 30 and her mother, Eleanor Cragg, was 30.
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Sources (2)
- Margaret Catterall in household of John Catterall, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Margaret Catterall in household of John Catterall, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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World Events (8)
1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Catterall in Lancashire, possibly named from Old Norse kattar-hali ‘cat's tail’, referring to a long, thin piece of land.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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