Elisabeth Fell

8 March 1762–
Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elisabeth

When Elisabeth Fell was christened on 8 March 1762, in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Fell, was 27 and her mother, Jane Fell, was 27. She married Thomas Creary in 1789, in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Creary
1766–
Elisabeth Fell
1762–
Marriage: 1789
Robert Crierie
about 1790–
Thomas Creary
about 1795–
Elizabeth Creary
about 1799–
Ann Creary
1805–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1789Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (6)

    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 (mainly northern): from northern Middle English fel(l) ‘fell, hill, mountain’ (Old Norse fell, fjall), a topographic name denoting someone who lived on a fell, or an area of high ground.English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a furrier, a dealer in hides or skins, from Middle English fel, Middle High German vel, German Fell or Yiddish fel, all of which mean ‘skin, hide’, or ‘pelt’. Yiddish fel refers to untanned hide, in contrast to pelts ‘tanned hide’ (see Pilcher ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Felman
    Feller
    Fellman
    Pilcher
    Fells

    Sources (28)

    • Elizabeth in entry for Robert Crierie, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Elizabeth Fell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
    • Elisabeth Fell, "England, Cumbria Parish Registers, 1538-1990"

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