Brief Life History of Grace Ann
When Grace Ann Hemsworth was born on 30 March 1857, in Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Hemsworth, was 30 and her mother, Hannah Hague, was 29. She married William Micklethwaite on 4 February 1888, in Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died on 21 June 1940, in Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83.
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- Grace Ann Hemsworth in household of William H Hemsworth, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Grace Hemsworth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Grace Ann Hemsworth, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
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).
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from any of the places called Hemsworth (Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Dorset), but primarily the one in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire placename derives from an Old English personal name Hymel (genitive Hymeles) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’, while the Derbyshire placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Hemele (genitive Hemeles) + Old English worth. The Dorset placename comes from an Old English personal name Hemede (genitive Hemedes) + Old English worth.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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