Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Cavil was born on 22 December 1840, in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Cavil, was 38 and her mother, Mary Ann Sayer, was 36. She lived in Fiddington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom for about 40 years.
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- Mary Cavil in household of William Cavil, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset): variant of Cavill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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