Anne Shelton

Female24 April 1783–

Brief Life History of Anne

When Anne Shelton was christened on 24 April 1783, in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Shelton, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Wiltrington, was 27.

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Family Time Line

William Shelton
1755–1828
Elizabeth Wiltrington
1756–1828
Sarah Shelton
1780–
Mary Shelton
1782–
Anne Shelton
1783–
William Shelton
1788–1868

Sources (1)

  • Anne Shelton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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Siblings (4)

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

English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

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