Elizabeth Rookyard

10 July 1818–15 August 1903 (Age 85)
Thwaite, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Rookyard was born on 10 July 1818, in Thwaite, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Rookyard, was 33 and her mother, Mary Baldwin, was 29. She married John Abbott on 9 October 1838, in Thorndon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Riccall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 15 August 1903, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Abbott
1819–1885
Elizabeth Rookyard
1818–1903
Marriage: 9 October 1838
Ellen Abbott
1840–1891
Robert Abbott
1842–
Julia Ann Abbott
1850–
Mary Ann Abbott
1848–1917

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 October 1838Thorndon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 1
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
    Age 3
    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.
    1843
    Age 25
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    Name Meaning

    English: locative name perhaps from Rookyard Farm in Old Newton (Suffolk), although earlier evidence is needed to establish this.

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

    Possible Related Names

    Rookard

    Sources (8)

    • Elizabeth Abbott in household of John Abbott, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
    • Elizabeth Armstrong in entry for Mary Ann Wilkinson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
    • Elizabeth Abbott in household of John Abbott, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

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