Brief Life History of George
When George Birthwistle was born about 1776, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Birtwistle, was 24 and his mother, Susan Barnes, was 21. He married Anne Bentley on 14 February 1801. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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- George Birtwistle, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- George, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Birtwisle, "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: see Birtwistle .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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