Brief Life History of Harriet Pitcher
When Harriet Pitcher Berryman was born in 1842, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Berryman, was 22 and her mother, Mary Ann Webb, was 24. She lived in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1871.
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Sources (7)
- Harriet Berry in household of Robert Hutchings, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Harriet Pitcher Berryman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Harriet Pitcher Berryman, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
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World Events (8)
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 (Cornwall): topographic name from Middle English bury, biry, bery ‘town, borough, castle, manor house’ (ultimately from the dative case, byrig, of Old English burh ‘stronghold, fortified place’) + man ‘man’. The name may also be occupational, denoting or servant at one of these.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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