Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Lavender was born on 18 February 1850, in Bedford St Peter, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Lavender, was 33 and her mother, Mary Ann Coles, was 32. She lived in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in 1852, in United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in United States.
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Sources (5)
- Mary Ann Lavender in household of George Lavender, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Mary Ann Lavender, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Ann Lavender, "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945"
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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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