Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Cusworth was born on 27 February 1761, in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, his father, Thomas Cusworth, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Elliott, was 20. He married Ellen Wike on 31 October 1785, in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 19 December 1830, in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69, and was buried in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Cusworth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Cusworth, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Thomas in entry for Thomas Ensworth, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"
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1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Cusworth (Yorkshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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