Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Shade was born on 12 March 1779, in Barnham, Suffolk, England, her father, John Shade, was 28 and her mother, Lydia Matthews, was 26. She married James Elias Bloomfield on 28 February 1804, in Coney Weston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Saint Margaret, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died in 1844, at the age of 65, and was buried in West Walton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Mary Bloomfield in household of James Bloomfield, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Shade, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Bloomfield in the Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935
Spouse and Children
1784–1842 Male
1779–1844 Female
Children (12)
1805–1882 Male
1806–1810 Female
1807–1882 Female
1809– Male
1812–1840 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1751–1835 Male
1753–1838 Female
Siblings (4)
1777– Male
1779–1844 Female
1782– Female
1789– Male
World Events (8)
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
Age 8
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Age 10
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary, from Middle English shed(e) ‘boundary’ (Old English scēad).
English: perhaps a nickname for a very thin man, from Middle English shade, shadwe ‘shadow’ (Old English sceadu).
Americanized form of German and Dutch Schade .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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