Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Duce was born in 1828, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Duce, was 24 and her mother, Martha Bingham, was 23. She married Robert Siddall on 27 June 1858, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Cheetham Hill, Lancashire, England for about 20 years. She was buried in Ardwick St Thomas, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mary Duce in household of George Duce, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Duce, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Mary Duce, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1850 · Belle Vue Gaol Opens
Belle Vue Gaol was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester. The living conditions for the prisoners were horrible. It was intended to be a prison for both males and females and also became a military prison. In 1892, the prison was demolished.
1867 · The Manchester Martyrs are Hung
William Allen, Michael Larkin, and Michael O’Brien were from Ireland but moved to Manchester and were active Fenians. They were part of an ambush to help two Fenians escape prison. These three men were executed and are now referred to as the Manchester Martyrs. The Irish community in Manchester go to the spot where they were executed to commemorate their sacrifice.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dowse , a nickname from Middle English douce, dowce ‘sweet, pleasant’ (Old French dolz, dous, later doux). The name was sometimes used as a woman's personal name and occasionally used for a man. Alternatively, the name may arise from the Middle English personal name Douce, occasionally male but mostly female, borrowed from Old French Douce (from Latin Dulcia, derived from Latin dulcis ‘sweet’). The variant Duce is mostly pronounced to rhyme with loose, in contrast with Dowse, mostly pronounced to rhyme with house.
Italian: nickname from duce ‘leader, chief’, from Latin dux.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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