Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Lamb was born on 28 January 1707, in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, her father, Thomas Lamb, was 33 and her mother, Mary White, was 29. She married Robert Ashby on 22 June 1727, in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 1 October 1794, in Shillingford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87, and was buried in Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mary Lamb, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Lamb, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Mary Ashby in entry for Mary Ashby, "England, Oxfordshire Parish Registers 1538-1904"
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1720 · South Sea Bubble
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.
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
1754 · Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Lamb, a pet form of Lambert .
English: nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, from Middle English lamb, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of lambs. See also Lamm .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of the warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan (see Lane 3). MacLysaght comments: "The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudo-translation (uan ‘lamb’), is now much more numerous than O'Loan itself.".
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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