Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Kirkman was born on 6 May 1857, in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Peter Kirkman, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Fletcher, was 33. She died on 15 December 1876, at the age of 19.
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Sources (6)
- Mary Kirkman in household of Peter Kirkman, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Mary Kirkman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Kirkman in household of Peter Kirkman, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
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Siblings (8)
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World Events (1)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from Middle English kirkman ‘clergyman; churchwarden; lay official responsible for church finances’.
Americanized form of German Kirchmann , a cognate of 1 above, or of its North German cognate Kerkmann (see Kerkman ) and a very rare variant Kirkmann.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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