Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Holt was born on 2 August 1796, in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Holt and Mary. She married William Butterworth on 6 April 1820, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England in 1796 and Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died in 1850, in Royton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 54.
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- Martha Butterworth in household of Sarah Butterworth, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Martha Holt, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha Holt, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English, North German, Dutch, Danish, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, from Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, and Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word. In England, the surname is widely distributed, but more common in Lancashire and Yorkshire than elsewhere.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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