Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Wanmer was born in 1788, in Pembury, Kent, England, her father, James Wanmer, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Sayers, was 29. She married William H Taylor in 1818, in Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in 1859, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71, and was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Ann Hutchinson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ann Wanmer - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Ann Wanmer
- Ann Hutchinson, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano." Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer.
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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
Name Meaning
Welsh: habitational name from Hanmer (Flintshire), named with the Old English personal name Hagena + Old English mere ‘lake, pond’. A daughter of Sir David Hanmer, a Welsh judge in the 14th century, was married to the Welsh ruler Owen Glendower, who led the revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales.
English: habitational name from Anmer (Norfolk), from Old English æned ‘duck’ + mere ‘lake, pond’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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