Eliza Dangerfield

Brief Life History of Eliza

When Eliza Dangerfield was born on 7 September 1832, in Clerkenwell, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Dangerfield, was 33 and her mother, Caroline Buckwell, was 39. She married Charles Henry John West on 25 December 1850, in St Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 26 December 1915, in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Henry John West
1833–1906
Eliza Dangerfield
1832–1915
Marriage: 25 December 1850
Caroline Eliza West
1851–1931
Thomas Charles West
1853–1898
Ann Lydia West
1856–1930
Jabez William West
1858–1925
Mary Ann West
1860–1863
Eliza Alice West
1862–1918
Mary Rebecca West
1866–1868
Charles Jesse West
1868–1929
John Henry West
1870–1870
Fannie Elizabeth West
1872–1872
William Joseph West
1873–1959

Sources (69)

  • Ann West in household of John West, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Eliza Dangerfield, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Eliza Dangerfield, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with fused preposition d(e), for someone from any of various places in northern France called Angerville, from the Old Norse personal name Ásgeirr (from áss ‘god’ + geirr ‘spear’) + Old French ville ‘settlement, village.'.

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

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Story Highlight

Life Sketches of George H. Draper and Eliza Alice West, written by Zilnorah D Barnett, July 29, 1939

My father, George Henry Draper was the second son of William and Jane Bryant Draper. He was born March 10, 1863 (family search shows 1862) in Easterton, Wiltshire, England - four days after the death …

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