Brief Life History of George Birchmore
When George Birchmore Plummer was born on 18 July 1813, in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Birchmore, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Plummer, was 23. He married Anne Matthews on 1 November 1835, in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 13 March 1884, in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.
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- George Birchmore, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- George Birchmore Plummer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Plummer Birchmore, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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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.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
Name Meaning
English:
occupational name for a worker in lead, especially a maker of lead pipes and conduits, from Middle English plum(b)er, plom(b)er, plummer ‘worker or dealer in lead, plumber’ (Anglo-Norman French plum(m)er, plomner).
habitational name from Plummers in Hertfordshire, which probably derives from Middle English plo(u)me ‘plum’ + mere ‘lake, pool, pond’. The name is also established in Ireland, taken there from England in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Licencees of the Chequers Pub
List of licensees of the Chequers public house in Whipsnade by the green, many of whom were in the extended Cook/Batchelar/Birchmore family. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates …
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