Brief Life History of Fanny
When Fanny Armitage was born on 27 September 1836, in Hartshead, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Armitage, was 34 and her mother, Hannah Fawcett, was 24. She married Ephraim Deacon on 8 June 1854, in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Soothill, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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Sources (17)
- Fanny Fox, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Fanny Armitage, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage
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Children (6)
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English, Old French (h)ermitage ‘hermitage’ (a derivative of Old French (h)ermite ‘hermit’), or a habitational name from a place called with this word. The name is very common in Yorkshire, where it has been traced to a hermitage in South Crosland, close to Armitage Bridge in Almondbury, near Huddersfield.
History: The name was first brought to North America by Enoch Armitage (born 1677) of Wooldale, Yorkshire, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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