Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Shingleton was born on 12 March 1868, in Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Shingleton, was 25 and her mother, Mary Ann Seymour, was 26. She married Samuel William Jarvis on 25 April 1887, in Dunedin, New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died on 2 October 1924, in Dunedin, New Zealand, at the age of 56, and was buried in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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- Mary J Shingleton in household of Samuel Shingleton, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Mary Jane Shingleton Jarvis, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Jane Jarvis in entry for Daisy Victoria Jarvis, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966"
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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
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English: late medieval variant of Singleton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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