Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Heap was born on 28 December 1816, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Heap, was 30 and her mother, Alice Haworth, was 24. She married John Oldham on 4 January 1836, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died on 1 January 1886, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Maria Oldham in household of John Oldham, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Oldham en tant qu’entrée de John Henry Oldham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Maria Heap, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1819 · Peterloo Massacre
On August 16, 1819, in St. Peter’s Field, Manchester, England, a group of around 80,000 gathered together in an attempt to get parliament representation reformed. Shortly after a cavalry charged the crowd. By the end, 15 people died and around 600 were injured.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): usually a habitational name from Heap, a lost place in Bury (Lancashire), but sometimes also a topographic name for someone who lived by a small hill or rock pile, from Middle English hep, heip(e) ‘heap, pile’ (Old English hēap).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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