Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Heaton was born on 3 June 1786, in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Heaton, was 34 and his mother, Rachel Murgatroyd, was 30. He married Sarah Ann Margerison on 31 May 1807, in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. In 1807, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as collier in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 6 September 1857, in his hometown, at the age of 71, and was buried in Farsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Benjamin Heaton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Benjamin Heaton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Benjamin Heaton, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
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World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English hēah ‘high’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’: Heaton (Yorkshire, Northumberland); Heaton Norris, Heaton under Horwich, Heaton with Oxcliffe, Great Heaton, Little Heaton (all Lancashire); Capheaton, Kirkheaton (Northumberland); Cleckheaton, Hanging Heaton, Kirkheaton (Yorkshire). This surname was taken to Ireland in the mid 17th century, and within Ireland is now mainly found in Ulster.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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