When Thomas Horsfall , Boot maker was born on 14 March 1848, in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Horsfall, was 36 and his mother, Mary Ann Parker, was 33. He married Sarah about 1868, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in St John the Baptist's Church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 7 April 1882, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 34, and was buried in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Do you know Thomas? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+3 More Children
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.
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Horsfall in Todmorden (Yorkshire), from Old English hors ‘horse’ + (ge)fall ‘falling, place where trees have been felled, clearing’ (from fellan ‘to fell’, causative of feallan ‘to fall’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.