Brief Life History of John
John Eley was born on 7 February 1806, in Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Thomas Eley and Sarah Eyre. He married Mary Green on 8 January 1838, in Duffield, Derbyshire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He was buried in Horsley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- John Eley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Eley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Eley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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
English: variant of Ely .
German: from a vernacular form of the medieval personal name Eligius (see Eligio ), a Christian saint's name.
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