Bathsheba Ackroyd

26 October 1835–29 June 1885 (Age 49)
Clayton Heights, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Bathsheba

When Bathsheba Ackroyd was born on 26 October 1835, in Clayton Heights, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Ackroyd, was 34 and her mother, Hannah Smith, was 29. She married Abednego Wilkinson on 8 August 1858, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 29 June 1885, in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abednego Wilkinson
1836–1899
Bathsheba Ackroyd
1835–1885
Marriage: 8 August 1858
Mary Jane Wilkinson
1859–1888
Daniel Wilkinson
1864–1865
Hannah Wilkinson
1860–1861
Thomas Jones Wilkinson
1862–1863
Tamar Wilkinson
1867–1906
John Wilkinson
1868–1910
Uriah Wilkinson
1871–1943
William Abednego Wilkinson
1873–1878
Minnie Bethsheba Wilkinson
1873–1878

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 August 1858Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 1
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1843
    Age 8
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1854 · The Crimean War
    Age 19
    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: habitational name from Akroyd in Wadsworth, Yorkshire. The placename is from northern Middle English ake ‘oak’ + royd ‘clearing’.

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

    Sources (32)

    • Bethsheba Wilkinson in household of Abednego Wilkinson, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
    • Bathsheba Acroid in entry for John Wilkinson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
    • Bathsheba Ackroyd in household of William Ackroyd, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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