When Mary Ellen Robson was born in 1847, in Chester-le-Street, Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, William George Robson, was 19 and her mother, Hannah Gill, was 22. She married John Waugh about 1867, in Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ryton, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Bentleyville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910.
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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.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rob(be) (see Robb ), a pet form of Robert , + -son.
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