Brief Life History of James Nephi
When James Nephi Corbridge was born on 18 August 1849, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, his father, William Corbridge Jr, was 41 and his mother, Ellen Parker, was 32. He lived in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 19 September 1863, in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 14, and was buried in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (7)
- James N in household of William Corbridge, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- James Nephi Corbridge, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- James Nephi Corbridge, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.
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.
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Corbridge in Northumberland, named in late Old English as Corebricg ‘bridge near Corchester’, from a shortened form of Corstopitum, the Celtic name of Corchester + Old English brycg ‘bridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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