When John Boydell was born in 1764, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Boydell, was 47 and his mother, Ann Rigby, was 27. He married Betty Berchall on 30 September 1783, in Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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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.
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
English: locative name from an unidentified place of this name, probably in or near Lancs.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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