Brief Life History of Anne
When Anne Lawton was born in September 1690, in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, her father, Mathew Lawton, was 33 and her mother, Ann Shaw, was 27. She married James Shenton on 2 January 1710, in Barthomley, Cheshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died in December 1749, in Acton, Cheshire, England, at the age of 59, and was buried in Acton, Cheshire, England.
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- An. Lawton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ann Shenton, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
- / in entry for Mary Shenton, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
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1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name, from Church Lawton in Cheshire, which is recorded as Lautune in 1086. The placename derives from Old English hlāw ‘mound, hill’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
variant of Laughton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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