Bridget Lofthouse

Brief Life History of Bridget

When Bridget Lofthouse was christened on 13 December 1809, in Dallaghill, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Ralph Lofthouse, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Ashby, was 11806. She married Robert Burton on 8 February 1838, in Ripon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Ripon, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 17 November 1884, in Winksley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74, and was buried in Winksley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Robert Burton
1807–1859
Bridget Lofthouse
1809–1884
Marriage: 8 February 1838
William Burton
1838–
Martha Burton
1841–
Hannah BURTON
1843–
Mariah Burton
1844–
Hannah Burton
1849–
Sarah Jane Burton
1852–
Robert Burton
1857–1936

Sources (14)

  • Bridget Burton in household of Robert Burton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Bridget Loftus, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
  • Bridget Burton, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: variant of Loftus 1.

Americanized form of the Norwegian cognate Lofthus .

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

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