Fanny Rushton

Brief Life History of Fanny

When Fanny Rushton was born on 24 November 1821, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Rushton Sr, was 40 and her mother, Lettice Johnson, was 36. She married George Wardle on 24 January 1842, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Sutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died on 9 March 1881, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Wardle
1820–1901
Fanny Rushton
1821–1881
Marriage: 24 January 1842
Horatio Wardle
1842–1844
George Ambrose Wardle
1844–1845
John Wardle
1846–1846
Edwin Ralph Wardle
1848–1927
Heber George Wardle
1850–1924
Michael Brigham Wardle
1853–1855
Fannie Lucretia Wardle
1855–1883
Jedediah Wardle
1857–1948
Lucy Ann Wardle
1860–1898
Lielie Wardle
1862–1866
Alonzo Wardle
1863–1863
Lenore Wardle
1867–1867

Sources (36)

  • Francis Wardle, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Frances Rushton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Fanney Rushton, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

A Short Sketch of the life of my Grandmother, Fanny Rushton Wardle by Fannie L Morton Krebs, Captain of the Sally Ann Olson Camp of the D.U.P.

Fannie Rushton Wardle was born March 9, 1822 at Leek, Staffordshire, England. She was a daughter of Richard and Lettice Johnson Rushton. Her father was a wealthy silk manufacturer. She married George …

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