Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Slack was born about 1831, in Calver, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Job Slack, was 29 and her mother, Catherine Nix, was 29. She married George Hulley in December 1860, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Baslow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Bubnell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years. She died on 4 May 1913, at the age of 83.
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Sources (18)
- Sarah Hulley, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Sarah Hulley in household of George Hulley, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Sarah Slack, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1832–1887 Male
1831–1913 Female
Children (4)
1861– Female
1863– Male
1866– Female
1871–1931 Male
Parents and Siblings
1803–1890 Male
1803–1880 Female
Siblings (14)
1825–1880 Male
1826– Female
1827–1906 Male
1828– Female
1828–1830 Female
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World Events (7)
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 2
1843
Age 12
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 23
Name Meaning
English and Dutch: nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slak ‘lazy, careless, slow’ (Old English slæc).
English: from Middle English slak ‘small shallow valley, hollow in the ground’ (Old Norse slakki). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a shallow valley or hollow, or habitational, for someone from any of numerous minor places so named, principally in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Lancashire.
Americanized form of Slovenian Slak 1 and perhaps also of Czech Šlak (see Slak 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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