Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Light was born in 1797, in Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joshua Light, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Pope, was 31. She married Samuel Wort on 23 March 1818, in Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 24 December 1875, in Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.
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- Sarah Wort in household of Samuel Wort, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Sarah, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Light, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English liht ‘light, active’ (Old English lēoht).
English: topographic name from Middle English liht, leht ‘light’ (Old English lēoht), used for a ‘light place, clearing, glade’.
English: nickname from Middle English lit ‘little’ (Old English lȳt). Compare Little .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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