Hannah Moor

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Moor was born on 13 May 1790, in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Moor, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Laycock, was 40.

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Family Time Line

John Moor
1744–
Sarah Laycock
1749–
William Moor
1781–
Robert Moor
1782–1871
Hannah Moor
1785–1786
Emanuel Moor
1788–
Hannah Moor
1790–

Sources (1)

  • Hannah Moor, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

World Events (8)

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

Name Meaning

English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh: variant of Moore .

German: variant of Mohr .

Dutch (also De Moor): nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, from Middle Dutch moor ‘Moor’ (from Latin maurus), or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a Moor. Compare De Moor .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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