Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Rixson was born about 1841, in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Rixon, was 40 and her mother, Harriet Slade, was 39. She married Francis Gilbert Burnett on 31 January 1866, in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Huntspill, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Calstone Wellington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died in 1886, in Calne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 46, and was buried in Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mary Rixon in household of William Rixon, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Rixson, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Mary Rixson, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
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World Events (4)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: see Rixon .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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