Susannah Henson

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Henson was born in 1821, in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Henson, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Meakins, was 26. She married Stephen Meakins on 11 August 1844, in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Potterspury, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 50 years. She was buried in Deanshanger, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Meakins
1822–1879
Susannah Henson
1821–1908
Marriage: 11 August 1844
Sarah Isabella Meakins
1846–1910
Levi Meakins
1849–1850
Caroline Meakins
1851–1888
Stephen Meakins
1855–1855
Ann Meakins
1857–1888
James Meakins
1862–1943

Sources (26)

  • Susanna Hinson in household of Richard Hinson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Susanna Henson & Stephen Meakins Marriage Record
  • Susannah in entry for Ann Meakins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

World Events (7)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

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.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal names Hen, Hend(e), or Hendy (pet forms of Henry or Hendry ) + son. Compare Henderson . Hendy may also have been derived from Middle English hendy ‘courteous’, used as a personal name (see Hendy ).

English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Hainson, a patronymic meaning ‘son of Hayne’; see Hain 2.

English: in Devon, where patronymics in -son rarely originated, perhaps a variant of Hingston .

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

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