Brief Life History of Isabella
When Isabella Wakefield was born on 18 May 1768, in London, England, her father, Joseph Wakefield, was 23 and her mother, Hannah Christy, was 20. She married John Nicholson Esq. about 1788, in County Down, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Middlesex, England in 1768. She died on 21 October 1838, in County Down, Ireland, at the age of 70, and was buried in Vault, Loire-Atlantique, France.
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- Isabella Wakefield, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Isabella Nicholson in entry for Elisabeth Blacker Williams, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
- Unknown in entry for Meadows I. Nicholson, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
1778 · Treaty of Alliance with American Colonies
After the battle of Saratoga France realized that America might be worth backing. They formed an alliance with the colonies and sent naval fleets to help with the war.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire and from Wakefield Lawn in Potterspury (Northamptonshire). Both are named from the Old English personal name Waca or Old English wacu ‘wake, festival’ + feld ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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