Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Butcher was born in 1854, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Butcher, was 31 and her mother, Amie Dean, was 26. She married Francis Presley in 1874. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in St Peter, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in April 1929, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.
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- Mary Ann Butcher in household of Charles Butcher, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Mary Ann Butcher, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Ann Butcher, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (7)
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.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a butcher or slaughterer, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman French bocher, bouch(i)er, bowcher (Old French bochier, bouchier, a derivative of bouc ‘ram’).
Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Bučar (see Bucar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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