Betty Kenyon

Brief Life History of Betty

When Betty Kenyon was christened on 8 May 1788, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Elijah Kenyon, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Barns, was 37.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Kenyon
1753–1843
Elizabeth Barns
1751–
Anne Kenyon
1775–
Henry Kenyon
1778–
Mary Kenyon
1786–1841
Christopher Kenyon
1780–1854
James Kenyon
1782–1807
Thomas Kenyon
1784–1857
Betty Kenyon
1788–
Richard (Dicky) Kenyon
1791–

Sources (1)

  • Betty Kenyon, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

World Events (3)

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.

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Warrington, which is of uncertain etymology. There was formerly an ancient burial mound there and Ekwall has speculated that the name is a shortened form of a British name composed of the elements crūc ‘mound’ + a personal name cognate with Welsh Einion (see Eynon ).

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coinín ‘son of Coinín’, a byname based on a diminutive of cano ‘wolf’, also Anglicized as Canning and Cunneen . The similarity to the borrowed word coinín ‘coney, rabbit’ has sometimes caused this name to be Anglicized as Rabbitt .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhinghin, ‘son of Finghen’, a personal name meaning ‘fair-born’.

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

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