Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Berry was born on 11 May 1829, in Pemberton, Lancashire, England, her father, James Berry, was 26 and her mother, Mary Rylance, was 24. She married Henry Ashurst on 11 November 1855, in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Pemberton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 1 July 1906, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77.
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- Margaret Ashurst, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Margaret Berry, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Margaret Berry, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.
Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .
English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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