Mary Arkell

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Arkell was christened on 23 September 1712, in Hawling, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Arkell, was 41 and her mother, Judith Bumford, was 33.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Arkell
1670–1736
Judith Bumford
1679–1745
Mary Arkell
1704–1705
John Arkel
1706–1761
James Arkell
1708–
Hannah Arkell
1710–
Mary Arkell
1712–
Thomas Arkell
1718–

Sources (2)

  • Mary Arkell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Arkell - Published information: birth-name: Mary Arkell

World Events (3)

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

from the Middle English personal name Arkill, Arketil, derived from a Scandinavian personal name: Old Norse Arnkell, Old Danish Arnketil, Old Swedish Arkil.

alternatively, as a post-medieval name in Gloucestershire and Shropshire, this may be a habitational name, either from Yarkhill in Herefordshire or from High Ercall or Child's Ercall in Shropshire, (pronounced Arcall).

English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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