Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Hemsley was born on 20 October 1801, in Westmeston, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Hemsley, was 20 and his mother, Dinah Fuller, was 16. He married Sarah Potter on 17 April 1835, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ditchling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 20 September 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Richard Hemsley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Hemsley - Published information: birth-name: Richard Hemsley
- Richard Hemsley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name either from Helmsley (North Yorkshire) or Gate Helmsley (also North Yorkshire). Gate Helmsley derives from the Old English personal name Hemele (genitive Hemeles) + Old English ēg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century. The other placename derives from the Old English personal name Helm (genitive Helmes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Reflections--Taken From the Journal of Job Hemsley
Life is sometimes hard to understand but we should yield to the Giver of All Good—that what He does. It is done well and for the good of His children though we may not comprehend it that way. When Ja …
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