Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Small was born in 1774, in Ryton, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Small, was 29 and his mother, Mary Burns, was 26. He married Elisabeth Lockard on 17 January 1794, in Brampton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 27 March 1855, in Westoe, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.
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- Andrew Small, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Andrew Small, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Andrew Small, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
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.
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 and Scottish (Angus): nickname for a person of slender build or diminutive stature, from Middle English smal(e), smel(e) ‘small, slender, thin’ (Old English smæl).
Irish (Down): adopted for Beag ‘small’; see Begg .
Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘small’, e.g. German Klein and Schmal , Polish Mały, Czech and Slovak Malý (see Maly 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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