Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Rushton was born in 1850, in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Rushton, was 48 and his mother, Jane "Jenny" Robinson, was 40. He married Mary Griffiths in 1870, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1911, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 61.
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- Stephen Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Stephen Rushton - Government record: Census record: birth: 1850; Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Stephen Rushton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.
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.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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