Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Norman was born about 1790, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of James Norman and Mary Nicols. She married John Bewsher on 14 October 1822, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died in December 1855, in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 66.
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Sources (10)
- Elizabeth Bewsher in household of John Bewsher, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Elizabeth Norman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Norman, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
1787–1863 Male
1790–1855 Female
Children (7)
1823– Male
1823– Female
1826–1832 Male
1829– Male
1833–1898 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
– Male
1761– Female
Siblings (2)
1787– Male
1790–1855 Female
World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 11
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 18
1815
Age 25
Name Meaning
English, Irish (Dublin and Cork), and Scottish: ethnic or habitational name applied either to a Scandinavian or to someone from Normandy in northern France. The Scandinavian adventurers of the Dark Ages called themselves northmenn ‘men from the North’. Before 1066, Scandinavian settlers in England were already fairly readily absorbed, and Northman and Normann came to be used as bynames and later as personal names, even among the Saxon inhabitants. The term gained a new use from 1066 onward, when England was settled by invaders from Normandy, who were likewise of Scandinavian origin but by now largely integrated with the native population and speaking a Romance language, retaining only their original ancient Germanic name.
English: from the Middle English personal name Norman (recorded in the late Old English period as Northman), derived from northman ‘northerner’.
Americanized form of German Normann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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