Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Duckworth was born in 1785, in Colne, Lancashire, England, her father, Lawrence Duckworth, was 38 and her mother, Isabel Lee, was 24. She married Lawrence Grimshaw on 2 September 1810, in Church, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in June 1866, in Bury, Lancashire, England, at the age of 81.
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Family Time Line
Sources (66)
- Mary Grimshaw in household of Lawrance Grimshaw, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Duckworth in entry for Susannah Grimshaw Robinson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964" (Death Event Date: 10 Nov 1909)
- Mary Grimshaw, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
Spouse and Children
1782–1850 Male
1785–1866 Female
Children (8)
1811–1894 Male
1814–1816 Female
1817–1894 Female
1820–1908 Female
1822–1893 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1747–1823 Male
1761–1810 Female
Siblings (5)
1779– Male
1781–1867 Female
1782– Male
1785–1866 Female
1788– Female
World Events (8)
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
Age 2
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Age 4
1815
Age 30
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Duckworth, in the borough of Bury, Lancashire, which is named from Old English dūce ‘duck’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LAWRENCE AND MARY (DUCKWORTH) GRIMSHAW FAMILY
Lawrence and Mary Grimshaw apparently lived during the early 1800s in Accrington, Lancashire, near Clayton-le-Moors, the home of the original Grimshaw family line. They had nine children, four of whom …
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