When Grace Wilcock was born on 2 November 1806, in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Christopher Wilcock, was 31 and her mother, Ellen Porter, was 33. She married Hesketh Riley on 20 October 1828, in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 May 1871, in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): from the Middle English personal name Wilcoc, a pet form of William (composed of the elements Will 1 + the hypocoristic suffix -cok; see Cocke ).
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