Elizabeth Jackson

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Jackson was born on 2 November 1798, in Wallsend, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Jackson, was 28 and her mother, Isabella Scott, was 27. She married John Kirton on 15 May 1823, in Wallsend, Northumberland, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

John Kirton
1798–1831
Elizabeth Jackson
1798–
Marriage: 15 May 1823
William Kirton
1824–
Elizabeth Kirton
1826–1857
Isabella Kirton
1827–1858
Mary Kirton
1830–
John Kirton
1832–1884

Sources (21)

  • Elizabeth Jackson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Jackson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliabeth Jackson - Government record: death: 2 November 1798; Wallsend, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

World Events (8)

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack . In North America, this surname has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages, in particular those derived from equivalents or short forms and other derivatives of the personal name Jacob , e.g. Norwegian Jacobsen or Jakobsen and, in some cases, Slovenian Jakše (from a derivative of the personal name Jakob ). This surname is also very common among African Americans (see also 2 below).

African American: from the personal name Jackson (or Andrew Jackson), adopted in honor of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US; or adoption of the surname in 1 above, in many cases probably for the same reason.

History: This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh US president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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