Brief Life History of Alice
Alice Carr was born in 1814, in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. She married John Cheetham about 1837, in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Pendleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died about 1884, in Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.
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- Alicce Cheetham in household of John Cheetham, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Alice Cheetham, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
- Alice in entry for James Cheetham, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Carra ‘descendant of Carra’, a personal name from the adjective corr ‘pointed’, explained as meaning ‘spear’. As an Ulster surname, Carr was often confused with Scottish Kerr .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chathair, a Donegal name meaning ‘son of Giolla Cathair’ or ‘the servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Cathar’. Cathar was a priest and bishop, otherwise unknown.
Irish: in Galway, a shortened Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Chéire, see Keary .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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