Caroline Vickers

Brief Life History of Caroline

When Caroline Vickers was born on 23 March 1839, in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Vickers, was 28 and her mother, Anne Gregory, was 25. She married Samuel Sellars in December 1861, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Brampton Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Sellars
1839–
Caroline Vickers
1839–
Marriage: December 1861
Caroline Elizabeth Sellars
1863–
Sarah Anne Sellars
1864–1911
Mary Jane Sellars
1866–
Maria Sellars
1868–
Samuel Sellars
1870–
Hannah Sellars
1877–

Sources (14)

  • Caroline Vickers in household of Thomas Rudham, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Caroline Vickers - Government record: birth-name: Caroline Vickers
  • Caroline Vicker, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

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.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

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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