Brief Life History of Thomas Freeman
When Thomas Freeman Kershaw was born on 2 September 1828, in Clerkenwell, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Kershaw, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Freeman, was 31. He married Helen Allen on 11 March 1852, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 29 November 1859, in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 31.
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- Thomas Freeman Kershaw, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Thomas Freeman Kershaw, "England and Wales, Index to Death Duty Registers, 1796-1903"
- Thomas Freeman Kershaw`, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name, probably from Kershaw in Middleton (Lancashire), named as ‘church wood’ (Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + Old English sceaga ‘small wood, copse’). There are two minor places in Yorkshire called Kershaw, which may have been named after families bearing the Lancashire surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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