When Mary Elizabeth Quarrier was born on 5 October 1687, in Warfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Quarrier, was 25 and her mother, Mary Williams, was 20. She married Joseph Whithorn on 11 December 1708, in Wantage, Berkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 10 August 1749, in Wantage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 61.
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The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Norman, English, Scottish: occupational name from Middle English quarriour ‘quarryman’, Old French quarreour, quarrier.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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