Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Codd was born in 1776, in Burton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, her father, William Codd, was 29 and her mother, Elenor Saise, was 26. She married David Jenkins on 24 June 1792, in Nolton, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 11 daughters. She lived in Burton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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- Mary Jenkins in household of David Jenkins, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary in entry for Martha Jenkins, "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907"
- Mary Jenkins in household of David Jenkins, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English cod (the fish), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish, or possibly as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way.
English: occupational name for a maker of leather bags or a saddler. In the 16th century codder denoted a worker in leather, a saddler or a peltmonger.
English: from Middle English cod(d) ‘bag’, a word that was also used to refer to the belly or stomach, hence a nickname for someone with a large belly.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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