Brief Life History of Betty
When Betty Oxendale was born on 28 December 1755, in Longton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Oxendale, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Backhouse, was 42. She married Henry Spencer on 16 November 1773, in Hoole, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 22 October 1830, in Longton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74, and was buried in Longton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Betty Oxendale, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Betty Oxendale, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Betty Spencer in entry for Martha, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
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World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Oxendale in Old Byland (North Yorkshire) or Oxendale in Westmorland. The placename is from Old English oxna (genitive plural of oxa ‘ox’) + dala ‘dale, valley’, or an Old Norse cognate of these elements.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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