Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Lofthouse was born on 11 September 1814, in Dallowgill, Yorkshire, England, her father, Ralph Lofthouse, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Ashby, was 11811. She married Thomas Ward on 9 February 1846, in Medomsley, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Cassop, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Stockley, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1871.
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- Margaret Ward in household of Thomas Ward, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Margaret Lofthouse, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Margaret Lofthouse, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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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.
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.
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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