Brief Life History of Harriett
When Harriett Mitchell was born in November 1841, in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Mitchell, was 36 and her mother, Frances "Fanny" Goddard, was 33. She married Henry Henton on 18 August 1861, in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died in September 1920, in Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.
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- Harriett Hinton in household of Henry Hinton, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Harriet Mitchell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Harriet Mitchell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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