Rachel Birch

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Birch was born in 1756, in Northam, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Birch, was 35 and her mother, Mary Sennet, was 33. She married Martius Holdman on 6 July 1777. They were the parents of at least 4 sons.

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Family Time Line

Martius Holdman
1759–
Rachel Birch
1756–
Marriage: 6 July 1777
John Holdman
1780–
Rowland Morgan Holman
1783–1848
Thomas Holdman
1785–
Robert Holdman
1788–

Sources (6)

  • Rachel Burch, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Rachel Burch, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Rachel in entry for Thomas Holdman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English, German, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ) or Birch in Essex. In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.

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

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