Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Pegg was born in 1793, in North and South Stoke with Easton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Pegg, was 26 and her mother, Hannah Pegg, was 26. She married Robert Spencer on 30 March 1818, in Witham on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Corby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and London, England in 1861. She died on 14 May 1869, in Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76, and was buried in Lenton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Martha Spencer in household of Robert Spencer, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Martha Pegg, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha Pegg, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Leicestershire):
from Middle Englishpegge ‘peg’ (from Middle Dutch, of uncertain origin), appliedas a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of wooden pegs,or perhaps a nickname for a person with a wooden leg.
perhaps in some cases from the female personal name, a short formof Margaret.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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