Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Rushton was born on 15 April 1871, in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Rushton, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Cowking, was 22. She married Robert Bretherton in 1896, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Ellen Rushton in household of William Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ellen Rushton - Published information: birth-name: Ellen Rushton
- Ellen Rushton in household of William Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Spouse and Children
1876–1934 Male
1871– Female
Children (2)
1896– Female
1903–1961 Male
Parents and Siblings
1841–1923 Male
1848–1922 Female
Siblings (15)
1868– Female
1870–1930 Male
1871– Female
1872–1926 Male
1874–1942 Male
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World Events (8)
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
Age 7
1884
Age 13
1908
Age 37
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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