Amelia FitzClarence

21 March 1807–2 July 1858 (Age 51)
Teddington, London, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Amelia

When Amelia FitzClarence was born on 21 March 1807, in Teddington, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, King William IV of Hanover - First Duke of Clarence - First Duke of St Andrew - First Earl of Munster, was 41 and her mother, Dorothea Bland, was 45. She married Lucius Bentinck Cary 10th Viscount Falkland on 27 December 1830, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 2 July 1858, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 51, and was buried in Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Lucius Bentinck Cary 10th Viscount Falkland
1803–1884
Amelia FitzClarence
1807–1858
Marriage: 27 December 1830
Lucius William Charles Augustus Cary
1831–1871

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 December 1830Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
    Age 1
    The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
    1815
    Age 8
    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 14
    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.

    Name Meaning

    A blend of two medieval names: Emilia (which is of Latin origin: see Emily ) and the Latinized Germanic Amalia . Henry Fielding is sometimes credited with having coined it for the heroine of his novel Amelia ( 1751 ), but forms such as Meelia, Amaly and Aemelia occur from the 17th century onwards.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Sources (11)

    • Amelia Falkland in entry for Lucius William Charles Augustus Frederick, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Amelia Fitz Clarence, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
    • Amelia Cary, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

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