Ann Hayward

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Hayward was born in April 1825, in Chalford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Hayward, was 44 and her mother, Mary Gardiner, was 47. She married Elijah Thomas in April 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and St. George, Washington, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 23 March 1904, in Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Thomas
1815–1906
Ann Hayward
1825–1904
Marriage: April 1851
Elijah Murray Thomas
1852–1944
Melyer Thomas
1860–1861
Joseph Henry Thomas
1854–1937
Emeline Amelia Thomas
1858–1859

Sources (15)

  • Ann Thomas in household of Elijah Thomas, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ann White Thomas, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
  • Anne Heywood Thomas in entry for Emeline Amelia Thomas, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English:

occupational name from Middle English hayward ‘keeper of the hedges and enclosures’ (Old English hēgweard), a manorial officer in charge of the common fields who protected corn and hay from cattle, theft, or damage, and supervised the harvest.

occasionally a variant of Howard .

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

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Ann Hayward Thomas given at a memorial service for her April 8, 2017 in Leeds, Utah

Ann Hayward Thomas By Sybil Palmer Corry Ann Hayward was born in Chalford Hills, Bisley, Gloucester, England in April 1825 to Joseph Hayward and Mary Gardiner Witts. We have very little information …

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