Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Dilks was born on 25 March 1738, in Measham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Dilkes, was 30 and her mother, Catherine Bates, was 23. She married Thomas Burne on 18 September 1768, in Measham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Elizabeth Dilks, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Dilks - Church record: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Elizabeth Dilks
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World Events (4)
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.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): variant of Dilke, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, from the Middle English personal name Dilke, either a shortened form of an Old English personal name Dylluc (compare Dill ), or of the Middle English personal name Dilcok. Both Dylluc and Dilcock are related to Old and Middle English dylle ‘dull, slow’ and may also have been used as nicknames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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