Hannah Sowden

Female16 October 1804–January 1873

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Sowden was born on 16 October 1804, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Sowden, was 35 and her mother, Ruth Dixon, was 35. She married Joshua Peel on 9 January 1826, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Farnley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in January 1873, in Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Peel
1803–1879
Hannah Sowden
1804–1873
Marriage: 9 January 1826
John Peel
1826–
Mary Peel
1831–1888
Joseph Peel
1839–

Sources (20)

  • Hannah Peel in household of Joshua Peel, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Hanh Peel in household of Josh Peel, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Hannah in entry for Mary Peel, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 January 1826Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (7)

    1815

    Age 11

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

    Age 17

    The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

    1823

    Age 19

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from South Dean in Stanbury (Yorkshire) or Southdean (Roxburghshire), both from Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + denu ‘valley’.

    English: habitational name from one or more farmsteads in Devon named with Middle English bi southe doun ‘(place) to the south of the hill’, including Sowden in Barnstaple, Lympstone, and Hartland, and Southdown in Brixham, Malborough, Burlescombe, and Sandford.

    English: habitational name from Southdown (Barn) in Hawling (Gloucestershire), which may derive from Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + dūn ‘hill’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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