Henry Lofthouse

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Lofthouse was born on 8 December 1799, in Dallowgill, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Ralph Lofthouse, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Ashby, was 11796. He married Ellen Horner on 14 April 1819, in Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Aldfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 2 April 1867, in Grantley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 67, and was buried in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Henry Lofthouse
1799–1867
Ellen Horner
1799–1880
Marriage: 14 April 1819
Willis Lofthouse
1821–1880
Harriet Lofthouse
1823–1893
Caroline Lofthouse
1828–1849
Bridget Lofthouse
1831–
Maria Lofthouse
1833–1909
Henrietta Lofthouse
1837–1902
Frederic Lofthouse
1840–1895
Matilda Lofthouse
1844–1847

Sources (26)

  • Henry Lofthouse, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Henry Lofthouse, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Henry, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

World Events (7)

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.

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.

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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Story Highlight

murder of Robert Lofthouse of Dallowgill

Newspaper report of the murder of Robert Lofthouse of Dallowgill. Born 1805. Died 1834. The Parish of Kirkby Malzeard near Ripon has been thrown into the greatest alarm by the commission of a crime …

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