When Martha Massey was born on 27 September 1793, in Stockport St Mary, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Massey, was 14 and her mother, Ann Renshaw, was 22. She lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Heaton Moor, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She was buried in Walton Park Cemetery, Walton, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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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.
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The Manchester Food Riots started on April 18, 1812, in Shudehill. The main focus was on the potato market. By 3pm, calvary and infantry soldiers began patrolling the streets and breaking up the crowds.
English: from the Middle English personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew . Compare Mace .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from one or more of several places in Normandy, such as Macey (Manche), Massy (Seine-Maritime), Macé-sur-Orne (Orne), and La Ferté Macé (Orne).
English: variant of Marsay (see Marcey ).
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