Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Wolfe was born in 1836, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wolf, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Annie McGuire, was 32. He lived in Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died in October 1923, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87.
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- Samuel Wolfe, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Samuel Wolfe, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Samuel Wolfe in household of John Wolfe, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
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, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wolf and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This is also a common spelling in Ireland (see also Woulfe ), particularly in counties Cork and Limerick, while in Germany this surname is very rare.
Americanized form of various other surnames meaning ‘wolf’, e.g. Hungarian Farkas , Czech and Slovak Vlk , Slovenian and other Slavic Volk , Vovk , and Vuk (see Wolf ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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