Brief Life History of Alice
When Alice Mather was born on 3 January 1842, in Bedford, Lancashire, England, her father, James Higginson Mather, was 30 and her mother, Mary Ann Ditchfield, was 30. She lived in Bedford Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in July 1855, in United States, at the age of 13, and was buried in United States.
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Sources (4)
- Alice Mather in household of James Mather, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Alice Mather, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Alice Mather, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · Belle Vue Gaol Opens
Belle Vue Gaol was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester. The living conditions for the prisoners were horrible. It was intended to be a prison for both males and females and also became a military prison. In 1892, the prison was demolished.
Name Meaning
English:
occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣthere. Compare Mead , Mower . Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.
variant of Mader , reflecting an alternative pronunciation influenced by Old Norse mathra ‘madder (plant)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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