John Garrett

Brief Life History of John

When John Garrett was born about 1838, in Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Garrett, was 32 and his mother, Grace Newman, was 25. He married Mary Ann Shumack about 1866, in Yeovil, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Aberystruth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 10 February 1898, in Abercarn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 61, and was buried in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Garrett
1838–1898
Mary Ann Shumack
1842–
Marriage: about 1866
John Elias Garrett
1866–1933
Charles Henry Garrett
1868–1868
Thomas Charles Garrett
1882–1885
Thomas Charles Garrett
1887–1888
Mary Maria Garrett
1868–1912
Anna Garrett
1871–1947
Richard Garrett
1873–1952
Emma Garrett
1876–1945
Elizabeth Ann Garrett
1878–

Sources (9)

  • John Garrett, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • John Garrett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Garrett, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"

World Events (7)

1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place

The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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.

Name Meaning

English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Gerad, a variant of either Gerald or Gerard .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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