Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Stanlay was born in 1826, in Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Stanley, was 33 and her mother, Jane Stowe, was 24. She married John Hinkin on 24 November 1841, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Cwmdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1871.
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- Fanny Hainkin in household of John Hainkin, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Fanny Standley in entry for Keziah Owen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
- Fanny Hinkin in household of John Hinkin, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley, including those in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.
English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages, for example Polish Stanislawski , Greek Anastasiou , and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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