Betty Doel

Brief Life History of Betty

When Betty Doel was born in April 1783, in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, her father, James Doel, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Raines, was 36.

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Family Time Line

James Doel
1744–1797
Sarah Raines
1747–1851
Ann Doel
1768–
Sarah Doel
1770–1770
Jane Doel
1775–
Betty Doel
1783–
June Doel
1785–1793
John Doel
1789–
James Doel
1790–1791
James Doel
1792–1878
Jacob Morris Doel
1794–
Catherine Doel
1796–1797
Catharine Doel
1797–
Ann Doel
1799–1874

Sources (6)

  • Betty Doel, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Betty Doel in entry for Ambrose Doel, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
  • Betty Doel in entry for Mary Doel, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"

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World Events (7)

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

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.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Wiltshire): nickname from Middle English dole (Old English dol) ‘dull, slow witted’, identical and exchangeable with Dull (see Dill ).

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

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