When Mary Heys was christened on 23 May 1708, in Up Holland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Heys, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Edge, was 32.
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The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
English (Lancashire): variant of Hayes or Hyson .
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Heijs, a cognate of German Heise .
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