Frederick Pyrah

Brief Life History of Frederick

When Frederick Pyrah was born on 6 May 1846, in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jesse Pyrah, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Taylor, was 39. He married Elizabeth Shaw on 10 February 1867, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died in March 1900, in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Pyrah
1846–1900
Elizabeth Shaw
1846–
Marriage: 10 February 1867
Jesse Pyrah
1867–1927
Jim Pyrah
1868–
Sarah Eugenia Pyrah
1868–1871
Emily Louisa Pyrah
1871–
Maude Mary Pyrah
1873–1875
Fred Horace Pyrah
1874–1875
Susey Pyrah
1876–1877
Arthur Pyrah
1878–
Hetty B. Pyrah
1880–
Leonard Pyrah
1885–
Herbert Pyrah
1887–1936

Sources (16)

  • Fred Pyrah, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Frederick Pyrah, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Fred Pyrah and Elizabeth Shaw marriage record

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World Events (4)

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.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English: unexplained.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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