Mary Rowley

about 1679–
Ombersley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Mary

When Mary Rowley was born about 1679, in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England, her father, William Rowley, was 27 and her mother, Mrs Elizabeth Rowley, was 25. She married John Rumney on 31 January 1700, in Stone, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

John Rumney
1675–1705
Mary Rowley
1679–
Marriage: 31 January 1700
Elizabeth Rumney
1702–
Mary Rumney
1703–1705
John Rumney
about 1706–1753
William Rumney
1705–
Lancelot Rumney
1713–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 January 1700Stone, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1688 · Glorious Revolution
    Age 9
    The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
    1720 · South Sea Bubble
    Age 41
    The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
    1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
    Age 73
    Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from one or more of various places called Rowley or Rowly, such as Rowley Regis (Staffordshire), Rowley (Devon, Durham), Rowleygreen Farm (Hertfordshire), Rowly (Surrey), Rowley (East Yorkshire), Rowley, near Bardsey (Yorkshire), Rowley in Lepton (Yorkshire), and Rowley Hill (Essex). The placenames probably all derive from Old English rūh ‘rough’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, though the East Yorkshire place may have been named with hlāw ‘mound, hill’ as the second element.Irish: from Ó Roghallaigh, a variant of Ó Raghailligh. See Riley and O'Reilly .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Rowlee
    Roley
    Rollie
    Riley
    Rolley

    Sources (5)

    • Mary in entry for Elizabth Rumney, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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