Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Franks was born in 1796, in Shapwick, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Franks Sr, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Waldern, was 19. She married John Yard on 20 May 1822, in Shapwick, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died in April 1881, in Ashcott, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85, and was buried in Ashcott, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Yard, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Elizabeth Yard, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Elizabeth Thomas, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
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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.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from Frank .
English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Frankish, an ethnic name from Middle English frankys ‘French, Frenchman’ (Old English frencisc), for someone from France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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