Elisabeth Houseley

Brief Life History of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Houseley was born in 1764, her father, Joseph Howsley, was 46 and her mother, Martha Bailey, was 31. She married Ambrose Ward on 1 June 1784. She died in 1847, in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83, and was buried in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Ambrose Ward
1761–1839
Elisabeth Houseley
1764–1847
Marriage: 1 June 1784

Sources (9)

  • Elisabeth Houseley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Howsley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Elisabeth Houseley, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

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World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

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.

Name Meaning

English: see Housley .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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