Brief Life History of Jabez
When Jabez Stanbridge was born about 1842, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jeremiah Stanbridge, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ann Roe, was 30. He married Mary Ann Ellingham on 24 November 1864, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died in December 1883, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 42.
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- Jabez Standbridge, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Jabez Stanbridge, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jabey Stanbridge, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected
George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English ston ‘stone’ (Old English stān) + brigge ‘bridge’ (Old English brycg). The surname may also be a habitational name from any of various places so called, including Stanbridge (Bedfordshire, Hampshire), Stanbridge Grange in Slaugham (Sussex), Great and Little Stambridge (Essex), and Stone Bridge in Shalford (Surrey).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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