Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Hurren was born on 13 May 1782, in Cransford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Philip Hurrion, was 37 and his mother, Placence Chatten, was 25. He married Elizabeth Mattinson on 4 November 1810, in Bexley, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Newington St Mary, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 29 March 1854, in Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.
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- Joseph Hurren, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Joseph Hurren, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Hurren, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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.
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano." Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Norfolk): nickname for someone with shaggy or unkempt hair, Old French hurand, hurant, from hure ‘hair’ + the suffix -and, -ant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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