Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Wilkinson was born in 1717, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She married Francis Hancock on 27 December 1735.
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- Mary Wilkinson, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Mary Wilkinson, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
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World Events (3)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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