Benjamin Rhodes Birchall

1 October 1868–28 June 1941 (Age 72)
Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Benjamin Rhodes

When Benjamin Rhodes Birchall was born on 1 October 1868, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Birchall, George, was 17 and his mother, Delilah Rhodes, was 23. He married Elizabeth Ann Brierly on 19 October 1892, in Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died on 28 June 1941, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Rhodes Birchall
1868–1941
Elizabeth Ann Brierly
1866–1946
Marriage: 19 October 1892
Benjamin Lawrence Birchall
1894–1917
Ena Birchall
1906–1936

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 October 1892Juab, Utah, United States
    • Children

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
    Age 10
    The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
    1884
    Age 16
    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
    1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
    Age 33
    The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.

    Name Meaning

    English: probably a habitational name from Birchill in Derbyshire or Birchills in Staffordshire, both named in Old English with birce ‘birch’ + hyll ‘hill’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Burchell
    Barkell
    Burchill
    Birchell

    Sources (13)

    • Benjamin Rhodes Birchall, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Benjamin Rhodes in household of George Birchal, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    • Benjamin R Birchall, "England, Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers, 1797-2004"

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