Brief Life History of Marian
Marian Turner was born about 1803, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She married Robert Jackson on 15 September 1823, in Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 14 April 1875, at the age of 73.
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Sources (8)
- Mary Jackson in household of Robert Jackson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Turner, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Mary Ann Jackson in household of Robt Jackson, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
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World Events (7)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English t(o)urnour, turner ‘turner’ (Old French to(u)rn(e)our), mainly denoting someone who fashioned small objects of wood, metal, or bone on a lathe, but also a variety of other occupations, including turnspit and translator or interpreter. This surname may have become confused with Toner . In North America, it is also very common among African Americans.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English turn-hare, a compound of Middle English tournen ‘to turn, direct, steer’ + hare ‘hare’, a name for someone in charge of the greyhounds in hare coursing or an exaggerated compliment for someone who could run fast. See also Turnbull .
English: perhaps also from Middle English t(o)urn(e)our ‘jouster, one who takes part in a tournament’ (Old French tornoieor, tournoieur).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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