Brief Life History of Henry
Henry Dell was born in 1779, in Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Dell. He married Rebecca Green on 24 December 1803, in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He was buried in Wigginton, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Henry Dill, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Henry Dell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ephraim Dell in entry for Daniel Welch and Rebecca Dell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1801 · The Act of Union
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
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.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived in a small, deep valley, from Middle English dell ‘dell’ (Old English dell ‘pit, valley’), or a habitational name arising from any of several minor places called Dell, derived from this word, for example, in Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Sussex.
English and Scottish: variant of Dill .
German: topographic name from Low German delle ‘dell, depression’ (Middle High German telle ‘gorge’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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