Mary Ann Webley

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Webley was born on 12 March 1826, in Rode, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Webley, was 18 and her mother, Rhoda Clare, was 19. She married William Griffin on 11 September 1848, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Westbury, Wiltshire, England in 1841. She died on 7 June 1884, in Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Edward Yerbury
1812–1864
Mary Ann Webley
1826–1884
Marriage: 25 December 1854
Jeremiah Yerbury
1853–
Alfred Arthur Yerbury
1855–1937

Sources (12)

  • A in household of Edward Yerbury, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Mary Ame Webley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Ann Webley, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"

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World Events (7)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

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.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Somerset): habitational name from a place in Herefordshire named Weobley, from the Old English personal name, Wibba + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’.

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

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