Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Burgess was born on 16 July 1803, in Audley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Burgess, was 49 and her mother, Mary Corne, was 46. She married Daniel Emberton on 27 April 1822, in Audley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Tilston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years. She died on 8 October 1876, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73, and was buried in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Emberton in household of Daniel Emberton, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Elizabeth Burgess, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Burgess, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, burgis, borgeis ‘inhabitant of a borough’ (strictly one possessing full municipal rights), ‘freeman of a borough’. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger .
Americanized form of French Bourgeois .
History: Thomas Burgess came from England to MA c. 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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