Roger Vickers

Male7 December 1843–1871

Brief Life History of Roger

When Roger Vickers was born on 7 December 1843, in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Vickers, was 32 and his mother, Anne Gregory, was 29. He married Elizabeth Bolland on 2 December 1866, in Stanley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Breadsall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died in 1871, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 28.

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Roger Vickers
1843–1871
Elizabeth Bolland
1843–
Marriage: 2 December 1866

Sources (9)

  • Roger Vickers, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Roger Vickers, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Roger Vickers, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 December 1866Stanley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (2)

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 11

    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.

    1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

    Age 20

    The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for the servant of a vicar (see Vicker ). It may also represent an elliptical form of a topographic name. Compare Parsons .

    Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac á Bhiocair or Irish Mac an Bhiocaire; see McVicar .

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

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