Brief Life History of Peter
Peter Crowther was born in 1833, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Thomas Crowther and Ann Hall. He married unknown about 1855. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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- Peter Crowther, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Peter Crowther, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- FreeBMD - Search
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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 (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Crowder 1.
Scottish: possibly a variant of McGrouther, from Gaelic Mac Grùdair ‘son of (the) brewer’, from grùdair ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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