Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Bickerton was christened on 23 March 1777, in Wrenbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Bickerton, was 45 and her mother, Christian Cooke, was 44. She married William Hassall on 16 November 1801, in Wrenbury, Cheshire, England. She was buried in Wrenbury, Cheshire, England.
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- Jane Bickerton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jane Bickerton, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
- Jane Bickerton, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
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1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
"Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places (for example in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire) named Bickerton, from Old English bīcere ‘beekeeper’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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