Mary Dewhirst

Female12 August 1759–

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Dewhirst was born on 12 August 1759, her father, Jeremiah Dewhurst, was 27 and her mother, Mary Hollings, was 25.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Dewhurst
1731–1803
Mary Hollings
1735–1795
Elizabeth Dewhirst
1757–
Mary Dewhirst
1759–
Thomas Dewhurst
1761–1869
Sarah Dewhirst
1763–1835
Jeremiah Dewhurst
1770–1828
Hannah Dewhirst
1772–1863
Martha Dewhirst
1778–

Sources (1)

  • Mary Dewhurst, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (7)

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World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 42

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

Age 56

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

Age 62

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Dewhurst .

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

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