Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Chaffe was born in 1791, in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Chaffe, was 44 and her mother, Ann Arnold, was 39. She married George Norrish on 31 August 1826, in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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- Dorothy Chaff, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Dorothy Chaffe, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Dorothy Nonish in entry for John Nonish, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
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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 (Devon; of Norman origin): nickname meaning ‘bald’, from Parisian Old French chauf (Norman and Picard cauf, Latin calvus).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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