Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Kirby was born in 1666, in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, England, her father, Thomas Kirby, was 31 and her mother, Dorothy Bawcock, was 32. She married Thomas Gutteridge on 20 October 1687, in Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1723, in Cottered, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 57, and was buried in Cottered, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Mary Kirby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Kirby, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Parish registers for Cottered; ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RQR-9MTW
Spouse and Children
1665–1705 Male
1666–1723 Female
Children (7)
1688–1758 Male
1689– Male
1690–1714 Male
1693–1720 Female
1695–1696 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1635– Male
1634– Female
Siblings (4)
1659– Female
1660– Female
1662– Male
1666–1723 Female
World Events (2)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
Age 22
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 54
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Kirby or Kirkby, from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.
Irish: adopted for Ó Garmhaic ‘descendant of Cíarmhac’, a personal name meaning ‘dark son’. Compare Kerwick .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Geirble ‘son of Geirble’, a personal name of uncertain origin. The name is preserved in the townland name of Carrowkeribly in County Mayo.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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