Brief Life History of Margaret
Margaret Howells was born in 1823, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Howell and Martha Phillips. She lived in Llanfair-nant-y-gof, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1841.
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- Margret Howel in household of John Howel, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Margaret Howells, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
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World Events (7)
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh (Glamorgan): variant of Howell , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent English -s.
English: perhaps occasionally a nickname for someone who was fearless, from Middle English houe, houwe ‘anxiety, fear’ (Old English hogu or hoga) + les ‘less’. If this has survived as a modern surname, its pronunciation has been influenced by that of the name in 1 above.
English: variant of Holes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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