Ellen Grimshaw

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Grimshaw was born about 1799, in Lancashire, England, her father, John Grimshaw, was 41 and her mother, Ellen Byrom, was 27. She married Thomas Hughes in 1823, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Up Holland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1842 and Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in 1863, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Hughes
1798–
Ellen Grimshaw
1799–1863
Marriage: 1823
Susannah Hughes
1815–
Ellen Hughes
1818–1818
Joseph Hughes
1820–
Thomas Hughes
1823–
Thomas Hughes
1825–
Sarah Hughes
1826–
John Hughes
1826–1903
Elizabeth Hughes
1827–
James Hughes
1829–
Edward Hughes
1831–1895
Thomas Hughes
1831–
William Hughes
1832–
William Hughes
1833–
Robert Hughes
1837–

Sources (57)

  • Ellen Hughes in household of Thos Hughes, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Ellen Grimshaw, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Ellen Webster, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built

In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire named Grimshaw, from the Old Norse personal name Grímr (see Grime ) or Old English grīma ‘specter, goblin’ + Old English sceaga ‘copse’.

English: alternatively, a habitational name from Green Shaw Head in Beamsley (Yorkshire), or another place similarly named with Middle English grene ‘green’ + shaghe ‘copse’ (Old English grēne + sceaga).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The John Hughes and Rebecca Maddock Family

The John and Rebecca (Maddock) Hughes Family Appendix C From S George Ellsworth, Samuel Claridge Pioneering the Outposts of Zion, pp 291-295 John Hughes, Rebecca’s father, was born in Liverpool, L …

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