Betty Burford

Brief Life History of Betty

When Betty Burford was christened on 17 July 1774, in Eldersfield, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Burford, was 24 and her mother, Anne Williams, was 26.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Burford
1751–
Anne Williams
1748–1780
Mary Burford
1771–1771
Samuel Burford
1771–1771
Samuel Burford
1773–1775
Betty Burford
1774–
John Burford
1777–
Isaac Burford
1780–
Hannah Burford
1827–

Sources (1)

  • Betty Borford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

World Events (3)

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.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern England and West Midlands): habitational name from Burford in Devon, Oxfordshire and Shropshire, or Burford Bridge in Surrey, so named with Old English burh ‘stronghold, fortified manor’ + ford ‘ford’.

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

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