Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Arlington was born in 1691, in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, her father, Arlington, was 24 and her mother, Arlington, was 22. She married George Joshua Kay on 18 January 1712, in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 24 April 1742, in her hometown, at the age of 51, and was buried in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Ann Arlington, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Ann Arlington in entry for George Ray, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
- Ann Arlington in entry for George Kay, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Arlington in Devon, Gloucestershire, and East Sussex. Earlier forms of the placenames show that each contains a different Old English personal name (respectively, Ælfheord, Ælfrēd, and Eorl(a)) + -ing-, denoting association with, + tūn ‘settlement’). The name may also derive from Harlington in Yorkshire, with loss of initial H-, which contains the Old English personal name Herela + -ing-, denoting association with, + tūn ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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