Grace Howland

Brief Life History of Grace

When Grace Howland was born on 23 September 1821, in Dalby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Howland, was 50 and her mother, Sarah Kilvington, was 33. She married William Dale on 1 June 1845, in Holy Trinity King's Square, York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. In 1841, at the age of 20, her occupation is listed as in the 1841 census she is listed as a female servant, living some 8 miles from her family home, with a family whose father is listed as a farmer and an innkeeper. it is probable that she was helping at the inn. in Thornton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She died after 1881, in Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Sheriff Hutton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Dale
1818–1891
Grace Howland
1821–1881
Marriage: 1 June 1845
Edmund Dale
1847–1916
Elizabeth Ann Dale
1850–1935
Joan Margaret Dale
1851–1886
Margaret Dale
1853–1915
Priscilla Dale
1856–
Sarah Dale
1858–
William Dale
1861–

Sources (34)

  • Grace Dale in household of William Dale, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Grace Howland, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Grace Dale, "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

World Events (2)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Holland .

Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland .

History: Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c. 1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.

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

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