Mary Charter

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Charter was born in 1835, in Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Charter, was 35 and her mother, Ruth Jarman, was 26. She married Samuel Johnson on 12 January 1862, in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England in 1881 and Wimpole, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. She died in 1914, in Caxton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Johnson
1838–1871
Mary Charter
1835–1914
Marriage: 12 January 1862
Clara Elizabeth Charter or Johnson
1861–1935
Ada Mary Johnson
1867–

Sources (23)

  • Mary Johnson, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Mary Charter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Charter, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

World Events (6)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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.

Name Meaning

English: possibly a variant of Chatters .

Breton (Finistère): variant of French Chartier and, in North America, probably also an altered form of this. This surname is rare in Brittany.

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

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