Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Holdroyd was born on 19 April 1805, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Holroyd, was 37 and her mother, Mary Breaks, was 35.
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Family Time Line
John Holroyd
1767–1841
Mary Breaks
1770–1836
Martha Holdroyd
1793–1793
John Holroyd
1793–
Mary Holroyd
1796–1881
Martha Holroyd
1798–1799
Seth Holdroyd
1801–1839
George Holroyd
1801–1810
Mary Holroyde
1803–
Ellen Holdroyd
1805–
Thomas Holroyd
1823–
Sources (2)
- Ellen Howroyd, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ellen Howroyd, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
Parents and Siblings
1767–1841 Male
1770–1836 Female
Siblings (9)
1793–1793 Female
1793– Male
1796–1881 Female
1798–1799 Female
1801–1839 Male
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World Events (8)
1815
Age 10
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
Age 16
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1843
Age 38
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
1 English: variant of Oldroyd with prosthetic H-.
2 English: see Holroyd .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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