Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Powell was born in 1838, in Cardington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Powell, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Edwards, was 27. She married Thomas Edwards on 2 June 1857, in Cardington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Munslow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Eaton near Newport, Shropshire, England in 1891. She died on 2 April 1917, in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 79.
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- Anne Edwards, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Anne Powell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ann Edwards in entry for Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).
Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).
English: variant of Paul or Poole .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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