Margaret Barrow

1804–Female
Halliwell, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Margaret

When Margaret Barrow was christened on 8 July 1804, in Bolton le Moors St Peter, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Barrow, was 41 and her mother, Agnes Holden, was 34.

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Family Time Line

John Barrow
1763–1818
Agnes Holden
1770–1812
Margaret Barrow
1804–
Isaac Barrow
1806–0026
George Barrow
1807–1854
Samuel Barrow
1810–
Agnes Barrow
1812–

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World Events (8)

1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

Name Meaning

English:1. habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English bearo, bearu ‘grove’ (dative bear(o)we, bearuwe), for example in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Suffolk, and Somerset, or a topographic name with the same meaning. 2. topographic name for someone who lived by an ancient burial mound, Middle English berwe, barwe, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English beorg, dative beorge), of which there is one near Leicester and another in Somerset. 3. habitational name from Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, which is named with an unattested Celtic word, barr, here meaning ‘promontory’, + Old Norse ey ‘island’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Barrows
Beer

Sources (3)

  • Margaret Barrow, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Marg'T Barrow, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Marg'T Barrow, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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