Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Westerman was born on 4 August 1867, in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, her father, George Westerman, was 22 and her mother, Harriet Machin, was 25. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with William Rooth. She lived in Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Adwick le Street, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died on 21 November 1950, in Carcroft, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Mary Westerman in household of Harriet Westerman, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Mary Westerman, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Mary Ruth in entry for Charles William Ruth, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
Spouse and Children
1863– Male
1867–1950 Female
Children (4)
1886–1970 Male
1887–1946 Male
1889–1959 Female
1908–1974 Female
Parents and Siblings
1845–1912 Male
1843–1885 Female
Siblings (8)
1865–1900 Male
1867–1950 Female
1869–1929 Male
1871–1950 Female
1873–1955 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 13
1884
Age 17
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 37
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): from Middle English western, westrin ‘western’ + man ‘man’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for one who had migrated from further west.
Americanized form of German Westermann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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