Mary Flint

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Flint was born on 10 April 1845, in Bolehill, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Flint, was 34 and her mother, Mary Thompson, was 32. She married Thomas Allen on 31 January 1867, in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died in January 1920, in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Allen
1840–
Mary Flint
1845–1920
Marriage: 31 January 1867
Elizabeth Allen
1864–
Hannah Allen
1867–
Mahalah Allen
1869–1872
Edith Allen
1871–
Herbert Allen
1875–

Sources (21)

  • Mary Allen, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Mary Flint birth 10 April 1845
  • Mary Flint, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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World Events (5)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English and German: topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint (from Old and Middle English, Low German flint), or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual, metaphorically as hard as flint.

Welsh: habitational name from Flint in Clwyd, which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.

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

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