Brief Life History of John William
When John William Lavender was born on 12 October 1842, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Lavender, was 25 and his mother, Mary Ann Coles, was 25. He married Annie Sandall on 1 May 1874, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 24 November 1890, in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 48, and was buried in Cardston Cemetery, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
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- John Wm Lavender in household of George Lavender, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John William Lavender, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John William Lavender, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1855 · London's First Pillar Box
The pillar box is a form of mailbox. Until 1855, people would have to walk the distance to go to the post office in order to send mail.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French lavendier (from Late Latin lavandarius, an agent derivative of lavanda ‘washing, things to be washed’). The term was applied especially to a worker in the wool industry who washed the raw wool or rinsed the cloth after fulling. There is no evidence for any direct connection with the word for the plant (Middle English, Old French lavendre). However, the etymology of the plant name is obscure; it may have been named in ancient times with reference to the use of lavender oil for cleaning or of the dried heads of lavender in perfuming freshly washed clothes.
In some cases possibly also Walloon and Flemish: variant of French Lavandier , a cognate of 1 above, or perhaps a nickname from Dutch lavender ‘lavender’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A History of Mary Ann Cole Lavender, My Great Grandmother - by Ellen Cornwall Anderson
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