Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Reed was born in 1833, in Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Reed, was 38 and her mother, Susan Hamlyn, was 25. She lived in Hartland, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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Sources (3)
- Mary Reed in household of James Reed, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Reed, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Reed, "England, Devon, Parish Registers (Devon Record Office), 1529-1974"
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World Events (8)
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 0
1843
Age 10
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 47
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English and Older Scots red(e) ‘red’, no doubt denoting someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
English: from Middle English ride, rede, rude (Old English rīed, rēod, rȳd) ‘clearing’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived in or near a clearing, or habitational, for someone who lived at one of a number of places so named, including Rede Court in Strood (Kent), Rides in Eastchurch (Kent), Ride Way in Ewhurst (Surrey), and Reed Farm in Wadhurst (Sussex). The word is particularly common in the southeastern counties of England, from Kent to the Isle of Wight. See also Rider and Reader .
English: habitational name from Read (Lancashire), Reed (Hertfordshire), or Rede (Suffolk). The Lancashire placename derives from Old English rǣge ‘roe, female roe deer’ + hēafod ‘head’. The Hertfordshire placename derives from Old English rȳhth ‘rough piece of ground’. The etymology of the Suffolk placename is uncertain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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