Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Brettell was christened on 16 May 1697, in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Brettell, was 35 and her mother, Ann Coley, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Elisabeth Brettell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (6)
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World Events (3)
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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
1 Breton, English: (i) relationship name from the Old Breton male personal name Brithael. It was adopted into English usage before the Conquest, becoming Middle English Bretel, Britel, and Brutel. Compare Godwine Brytæl, 1035 in Tengvik (Dorset). (ii) relationship name, alternatively in some instances from the Middle English personal name * Bretel or * Bertel, an unrecorded survival of Old English Beorhtel.
2 English: alternative pronunciation of Bridle or perhaps Britwell . Some of the post-medieval bearers cited under (1) may belong here.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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