Brief Life History of Diana
When Diana Durrant was born about 1787, in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Durrant, was 26 and her mother, Frances Pain, was 28. She married Thomas Eke on 20 September 1810, in Shipdham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She was buried in Southburgh, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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- Dianna Eke in household of Thomas Eke, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Dinah Bar... in entry for James Eke, "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997"
- Dinah in entry for Elizabeth Eke, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"
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World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia and southeastern England): of Norman origin, a variant of Durant 1.
French: variant, mostly Americanized, of Durant 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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