Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Humphrey was born in 1800, in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, her father, David Humphrey, was 19 and her mother, Elizabeth Watkins, was 19. She married John Miller on 18 August 1827, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 18 July 1873, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.
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- Ann Miller in household of John Miller, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Anne Humphray, "Wales Marriages, 1541-1900"
- Ann Miller, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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Children (6)
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World Events (6)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Norman French personal name Humfrey, from ancient Germanic Hunfrid, Humfrid, composed of the elements hūn- ‘bear cub’ + frithu ‘peace’. The name was borne by a 9th-century Christian saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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