Mary Ann Adcock

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Adcock was born on 27 January 1825, in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Adcock, was 24 and her mother, Ann Smith, was 24. She married Robert Shill on 6 April 1844, in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 23 April 1899, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in West Weber Cemetery, West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Hardy
1828–1909
Mary Ann Adcock
1825–1899
Marriage: 1860
Elizabeth Ann Hardy
1861–1862
William James Hardy
1864–1924
Thomas Henry Hardy
1867–1888

Sources (21)

  • Mary Hardy in household of Thomas Hardy, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ann Adcock, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Ann Adcock, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Adecoc, one of the many pet forms of Adam , with the hypocoristic suffix -coc/-cok.

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

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Baby daughter of Thomas Hardy and Mary Adcock Shill buried at sea

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