Brief Life History of Harold
When Harold 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 B Cowking in 1921, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 26 July 1950, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- 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 Census, 1901"
Spouse and Children
1878–1950 Male
1885–1959 Female
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)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 2
1884
Age 6
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
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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