Henry B. Milnes

Brief Life History of Henry B.

When Henry B. Milnes was born on 28 June 1818, in Great Horton, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Milnes, was 48 and his mother, Martha Ackroyd, was 45. He married Mary Ann Amyss about 1840, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He lived in Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Coldwater Township, Branch, Michigan, United States in 1880. He died on 19 April 1890, in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry B. Milnes
1818–1890
Mary Ann Amyss
1819–1856
Marriage: about 1840
Charles Henry Milnes
1842–1907
Alfred Milnes
1844–1916
Samuel Milnes
1847–
Robert Milnes
1849–1906
Joseph Milnes
1852–
William Henry Milnes
1854–1855

Sources (17)

  • Henry Milnes, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Henry Milnes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Henry Milnes, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): variant of Milne , with post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Mills .

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

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