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