Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Read was born on 17 September 1812, in Isleworth, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Pottenger Read, was 32 and her mother, Hannah Riley, was 28. She married George Thatcher on 9 August 1830, in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Saint Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and London, England in 1861.
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- Elizabeth Thatcher, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Elizabeth Thatcher, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
- Elizabeth Thatcher in household of George Thatcher, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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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.
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Reed .
History: A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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