Harold Lever Rushton

Brief Life History of Harold Lever

When Harold Lever Rushton was born about September 1878, in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Rushton, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Cowking, was 30. He married Alice Barbara Cowking in 1921, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 26 July 1950, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Harold Lever Rushton
1878–1950
Alice Barbara Cowking
1885–1959
Marriage: 1921
Dorothy Joan Rushton
1909–
Daphne Rushton
1911–

Sources (7)

  • Harold Rushton in household of William Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Harold Rushton - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: about September 1878; Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Harold Rushton, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

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

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers

The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.

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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