Betsy Flinders

1821–1900 (Age 79)
Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England

The Life of Betsy

When Betsy Flinders was born in 1821, in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England, her father, John Flinders, was 26 and her mother, Mary Bates, was 26. She married Edward Ashcroft on 9 June 1844, in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1900, in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 79, and was buried in Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Betsy Flinders
1821–1900
Edward Ashcroft
1820–1901
Marriage: 9 June 1844
John Ashcroft
1849–1926
Mary Ashcroft
1852–1911
Annie Elizabeth
1855–
Thomas Ashcroft
1850–

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
9 June 1844
Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
children

(4)

Parents & Siblings

  • John Flinders

    Male1795–1858Male

  • Mary Bates

    Female1795–1836Female

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (6)

1823

Age 2

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 12

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.
1843

Age 22

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

1 English: variant of Flanders .2 Anglicized form of Dutch Vlinder, a nickname from vlinder ‘butterfly’.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Betsey Asherift in household of Edward Asherift, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Betsey Ashcroft in household of Edward Ashcroft, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Betsey Ashcroft in household of Edward Ashcroft, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

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