George Cheshire

Brief Life History of George

When George Cheshire was born on 22 June 1800, in Caddington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Cheshire, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Stanner, was 29. He married Mary Allen on 27 December 1823, in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Studham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Humbershoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 19 March 1876, in Humbershoe, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

George Cheshire
1800–1876
Mary Allen
1803–1879
Marriage: 27 December 1823
William Cheshire
1823–
John Cheshire
1828–
Elizabeth "Betsy" Cheshire
1826–
Sarah Ann Cheshire
1827–1871
James Cheshire
1830–
Ann Cheshire
1838–
Charles Cheshire
1839–
George Cheshire
1839–1923
Thomas Cheshire
1846–1858
Henry Cheshire
1856–1860

Sources (18)

  • George Cheshire, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • George Cheshire, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Chesher, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (6)

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: habitational name for someone from the county of Cheshire in northwestern England, the name of which is early recorded as Cestrescire, from the name of the county seat, Chester , + Old English scīr ‘district, division’.

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

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