Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Hardy was born in 1835, in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Hardy, was 41 and her mother, Sarah Gridley, was 45. She had at least 1 son and 4 daughters with William Parmenter. She lived in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.
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- Mary Parmenter, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Ellen Hardy, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ellen Parmenter in household of William Parmenter, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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World Events (8)
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
English, French, and Walloon: nickname for a brave or foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold, courageous’. The surname of Walloon origin is also found in the Flemish part of Belgium (mainly in Belgian Limburg). Compare Hard 2.
Irish: in addition to being an importation of the English name, this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.
Americanized form of Swiss German Härdi: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with hard ‘brave, strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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