Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Oliver was born in 1825, in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John R Oliver, was 19 and her mother, Catharine Platts, was 22. She married Samuel Amos MacRae on 26 September 1846, in Augustine Cove, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Lot 3, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1881. She died on 1 February 1891, in Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Woodlawn United Methodist Cemetery, Alberton, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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- Sarah Oliver in household of John Oliver, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Sarah Oliver, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Oliver, "Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888"
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Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (northern), southern Scottish, southern French, and German: from the Old French personal name Oliver (modern French Olivier). This became common largely through the influence of the immensely popular narrative poem Chanson de Roland, in which the warrior Oliver is the wise best friend of the doomed hero Roland. The two men were peers at the court of Charlemagne, and the name is probably of ancient Germanic origin. The name ostensibly means ‘olive tree’ (see Oliveira ), but this is almost certainly the result of folk etymology working on an unidentified ancient Germanic personal name, perhaps a cognate of Alvaro . Old Norse Óláf (see Olliff ) and ancient Germanic Alfhari (composed of the elements alf ‘elf’ and hari ‘army’) have also been suggested as sources, but both personal names are difficult to explain phonetically, especially the latter. The Anglo-Norman name has been established in Ireland (Louth) since at least the 14th century, and was reinforced in Ulster and Limerick by migrants from England in the 17th century. The surname is also borne by Jews, apparently as an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Catalan: generally a topographic name from oliver ‘olive tree’, but in some instances possibly related to a homonymous personal name (see 1 above).
History: The surname Oliver of French origin (see 1 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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