Brief Life History of Mary A
When Mary A Penry was born about 1859, in Llandeilo-talybont, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Penry, was 39 and her mother, Rachael Williams, was 29. She married Taliesin David Lewis on 21 May 1875, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 8 February 1893, in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 35, and was buried in Pontardulais, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Sources (5)
- Mary Ann Lewis, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Mary Ann Penry, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Mary Ann Lewis in entry for Taliesin David Lewis, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
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World Events (3)
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890 · Welsh Industry Affected by U.S Tariff
In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
Name Meaning
Welsh (south Wales): Anglicized form of the Welsh ab, ap ‘son’ + the personal name Henry, hence ‘son of Henry’ (see Henry ). Some examples have an intrusive d (compare Hendry ).
Cornish: variant of Pendray, a habitational name from any of several places in Cornwall, such as Pendrea in Saint Buryan and Pendrift in Blisland, with names derived from Middle Cornish pen (an) dre ‘top of the village’ (pen ‘head, top, end’ + an ‘the’ + tre ‘village’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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