Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Brimley was born on 26 August 1822, in Euxton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Bromiley, was 25 and his mother, Rachel Whittle, was 24. He married Ann Southworth on 26 October 1845, in Leyland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ulnes Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 18 May 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Richard Brimley in household of John Brimley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Richard Brimmerly, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richard Brimley, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
habitational name, perhaps from Brimley in Devon or Brimbley in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, both named with Old English brōm ‘broom’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
variant of Bromley .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life History of William Jedediah Brimley
(The narrator is LaVerne Brimley.) William Jedediah Brimley was the son of Richard Brimley and Ann Southworth and was born May 13, 1857 at Blackrod, Lancashire, England. William Jedediah Brimley's ow …
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