Brief Life History of Lawrence
Lawrence was born about 1803, in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
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World Events (3)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 5
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
Age 12
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 20
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
Anglicized spelling of Laurence . This is the usual spelling of the surname, and is now becoming increasingly common as a given name, especially in North America.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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