Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Coward was born on 7 February 1756, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Mr Coward, was 20 and her mother, Mrs Coward, was 20. She married William Reed in 1778, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
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- Jane Coward, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jane Coward, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Jane Coward, "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950"
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World Events (5)
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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a cowherd, Middle English couh(i)erde, couhirde, couhurde (Old English cūhyrde). The surname has nothing to do with the modern English word coward, which is from Old French cuard, a pejorative term from coue ‘tail’ (from Latin cauda) with reference to an animal with its tail between its legs.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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