Brief Life History of Harry
When Harry Rushton was born in September 1885, in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Rushton, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Cowking, was 37. He married Mary Parker in 1905, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 5 April 1946, in Newton, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 60, and was buried in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Harry Rushton in household of William Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Harry Rushton - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: about September 1884; Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Spouse and Children
1885–1946 Male
1884–1953 Female
Children (5)
1905–1989 Male
1908–1959 Female
1909– Female
1915–2000 Female
1918–1977 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 (7)
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
Age 16
1908
Age 23
1908 · 7th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
Age 23
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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