Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Silby was born in 1834, in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Silby, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Pettit, was 38. She married John Hardwick on 28 March 1856, in Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Grendon, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Great Doddington, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 18 December 1910, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.
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- Mary Hardwick in household of John Hardwick, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Mary Silby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary in entry for Seth Silby Hardwick, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (6)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: locative name from Sileby (Leics), recorded as Silesbi in 1205, Silebi in 1207, and Silby in 1328.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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