Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Sharp was born in 1774, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Abraham Sharp, was 23 and her mother, Mary Atkinson, was 22. She married Aaron Hey on 1 August 1815, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Bingley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1815. She died in March 1841, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 67.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Mary Sharp, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Mary Sharp, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Mary in entry for Edwin Hey, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
Spouse and Children
1791– Male
1774–1841 Female
Children (5)
1816– Male
1818–1881 Female
1818– Female
1821– Female
1823–1890 Male
Parents and Siblings
1752– Male
1752– Female
Siblings (7)
1772– Male
1773–1860 Male
1774–1841 Female
1775– Female
1775– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 27
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 34
1815
Age 41
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English sharp(e) ‘sharp, quick, smart, acute, keen-witted’ (Old English scearp).
Irish: when not the English or Scots name in 1 above, an Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Géaráin ‘descendant of Géarán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of géar ‘sharp’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Scharf ‘sharp-cutting’ or of any of several other European names with similar meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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