Brief Life History of Helen
When Helen Catt was born about 1823, in Ore, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jesse Catt, was 39 and her mother, Mary Furner, was 32. She married Aaron Foord in June 1846, in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died in December 1876, in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 54.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Ellen Catt in household of Mary Catt, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Aaron Foord in the England
- Ellen Foord, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Spouse and Children
1821–1863 Male
1823–1876 Female
Children (7)
1847– Female
1848– Female
1851–1933 Male
1853– Male
1856– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1785–1832 Male
1792–1862 Female
Siblings (9)
1812–1864 Male
1814– Male
1817–1823 Male
1818– Male
1820– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (4)
1823
Age 0
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 10
1843
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (Sussex and Kent): nickname from Middle English c(h)at ‘cat’ (Old English catt, Norman and Picard Old French cat, Parisian Old French chat). The word is found in similar forms in most European languages from very early times (e.g. Gaelic cath, Old Slavic kotъ). Domestic cats were unknown in Europe in classical times, when weasels fulfilled many of their functions, for example in hunting rodents. They seem to have come from Egypt, where they were regarded as sacred animals.
English: occasionally, perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English female personal name Cat, a pet form of Catelin ‘Catherine’. See Catlin . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Cat(te) or Chat(te), a survival of Old C(e)atta, which is well attested in placenames.
Americanized form of North German Katt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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