Jemima Bargery

Brief Life History of Jemima

When Jemima Bargery was born on 23 May 1811, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Roger Olford Bargery, was 48 and her mother, Rebecca Hopkins, was 43. She married Robert Membury on 20 October 1834, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cudworth, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in 1892, in Chard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81, and was buried in Hinton St George, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Robert Membury
1814–1862
Jemima Bargery
1811–1892
Marriage: 20 October 1834
James Membury
1836–1926
Charles Membury
1838–1843
Rebecca Atkins Membury
1840–
Martha Membury
1844–1857
Charles William Membury
1848–
Mary Jane Membury
1849–1893

Sources (19)

  • Jemina Membury, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Jemima Bargery, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jemima Membury, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

World Events (7)

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.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin, mainly Somerset, also Guernsey): topographic name from Old French bercherie ‘sheepfold’.

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

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