Sarah Long

Female1 October 1792–

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Long was born on 1 October 1792, her father, John Long, was 42 and her mother, Hannah Shaw, was 32. She married Richard Athorn about 1816, in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.

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Family Time Line

Richard Athorn
1796–1896
Sarah Long
1792–
Marriage: about 1816
Hannah Athron
1817–
Richard Athron
1821–
Samuel Athron
1832–
David Athorne
1834–

Sources (15)

  • Sarah Athron in household of Richard Athron, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Sarah Athron in household of Richard Athron, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Sarah in entry for Hannah Athron, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1816Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (8)

    1815

    Age 23

    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 29

    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.

    1823

    Age 31

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    Name Meaning

    English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long, tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong .

    Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan ).

    German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and, in North America, also an altered form (translation into English) of this.

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

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