Mary Jane Esp

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Esp was born in 1836, in Stanton Long, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Esp, was 35 and her mother, Ann Walker, was 29. She married Timothy Smout on 8 April 1858, in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Shipton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died in 1919, in United Kingdom, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Smout
1819–1896
Mary Jane Esp
1836–1919
Marriage: 8 April 1858
Edward Smout
1862–
Francis Harry Smout
1866–
Arthur Smout
1868–
Ida Smout
1870–1873
May Smout
1872–
James Smout
1877–1939

Sources (18)

  • Mary Smout, "England and Wales, Census, 1881"
  • Mary Jane Esp, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Jane Esh, "England, Herefordshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1900"

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1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Esch .

English (Durham and Yorkshire): variant of Ash .

History: This (see 1 above) is one of the variants of the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, originally spelled Oesch and later, in Germany, Esch .

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

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