Brief Life History of William
When William Battle was born in 1814, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Battle, was 32 and his mother, Catherine Lang, was 36. He married Ann Barnes on 4 August 1833. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Little Bolton All Saints, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Turton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 15 April 1892, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.
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- William Battle, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- William Battle, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- England and Wales, Free BMD Death Index 1837-1915
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from Old French de la bataile ‘(man) of the battle-array; warrior’. This name was taken to Scotland by a family from Umfreville, France, in the early 13th century.
Irish (Sligo and Mayo): adopted for Mac Concatha, ‘son of Cú Chatha’ a personal name meaning ‘hound of battle’ (where con is genitive of cú ‘hound’ + cath ‘battle’).
History: A John Battle from Yorkshire, England, settled in 1654 on the Nansemond, a stream in VA. His descendants became prominent in NC and GA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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