Mary Wheatley

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Wheatley was born on 24 November 1844, in Upper Caldecote, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Wheatley, was 21 and her mother, Martha Fisher, was 20. She married Thomas Butcher on 9 June 1862. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Northill, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 60 years. She died on 19 February 1922, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Butcher
1842–1892
Mary Wheatley
1844–1922
Marriage: 9 June 1862
William Butcher
1863–1864
William Butcher
1866–
Martha Butcher
1867–
Ada Butcher
1870–
Joseph Butcher
1872–
Florance Butcher
1874–1955
Henry Butcher
1879–1958
George Butcher
1883–
Elizabeth Butcher
1885–1923
Sarah Butcher
1887–1957

Sources (19)

  • Mary Butcher, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Mary Butcher in entry for William Butcher, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"
  • Mary Butcher in household of Thomas Butcher, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

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World Events (6)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

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).

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Wheatley, for example in Essex, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Yorkshire, or from Whatley in Somerset and Whateley in Warwickshire, all name of which are named with Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’. Compare Whatley .

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

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