When Elizabeth Baldock was born in 1558, in Horsmonden, Kent, England, her father, Thomas Baldock, was 29 and her mother, Mrs Thomas Baldock, was 34. She died on 28 February 1612, in Brenchley, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 54.
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The Act of Uniformity was passed by the Parliament of England and required all people to go to church once a week. The consequence of not attending church was a fine of 12 pence, which was a considerable amount for a poor person.
A State Lottery was recorded in 1569. The tickets were sold at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
The Royal Exchange was organized in January 1571 by Sir Thomas Gresham. Gresham is known as the father of English banking.
English: habitational name from a place in Hertfordshire, first named in the 12th century by the Knights Templar, who held the manor there. It was named in commemoration of the city of Baghdad, known in Middle English and Old French as Baldac.
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