Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Price was born on 20 October 1802, in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Price, was 27 and her mother, Maria Watts, was 29. She married John Kearley on 6 September 1843, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. Her occupation is listed as dressmaker in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. She died on 23 December 1848, in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 46.
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- Martha Price in household of Maria Price, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Price - Church record: Insurance policy: birth-name: Martha Price
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Price - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: 23 December 1848; Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.
Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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