Margaret Whitaker
FemaleMay 1763–

Brief Life History of Margaret

Margaret Whitaker was christened in May 1763, in Manchester, Lancashire, England as the daughter of James Whitaker and Catherine.

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Parents and Siblings

James Whitaker

–

Catherine

–

James Whitaker

1759–1824

Jane Whitaker

1761–

Margaret Whitaker

1763–

Robert Whitaker

1766–

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Margaret Whitaker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Parents and Siblings

James Whitaker

Male– Male

Catherine

Female– Female

Siblings (4)

Male1759–1824 Male

Female1761– Female

Female1763– Female

Male1766– Male

World Events (3)

1770 · Boston Tea Party

Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

Name Meaning

Whitaker

Margaret

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Whitacre in Warwickshire or High Whitaker in Lancashire, both of whose names derive from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + æcer ‘field’. The name may also be derived from Wheatacre in Norfolk or Whiteacre in Waltham (Kent), both of which derive from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + æcer ‘field’. Compare Whittaker .

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Margaret Whitaker
FemaleMay 1763–

Brief Life History of Margaret

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