Phoebe Cheney

Brief Life History of Phoebe

Phoebe Cheney was born in 1848, in Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of John William Cheney and Ann Lavender. She married John Crawley on 21 March 1868, in Great Gidding, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.

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Family Time Line

John Crawley
1843–
Phoebe Cheney
1848–
Marriage: 21 March 1868
Mary Ann Crawley
1867–
John Crawley
about 1870–
Mary Ann Crawley
1869–
Emma Jane Crawley
1871–
Arthur Crawley
1873–
Hannah Crawley
1875–
Sarah Crawley
1877–
William Crawley
1880–
Edith Ellen Crawley
1888–
Reginald Edward Crawley
1890–1961

Sources (26)

  • Pheobe Crawley in household of John Crawley, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Pheobe Cheney - Government record: birth: about 1847; Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, England
  • Phoebe Cheney, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (7)

1854 · The Crimean War

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.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: variant of Chaney with the same etymology as in 2 below.

French: topographic name for someone who lived by or in an oak wood, from Old French chesnai ‘oak grove’ (from chesne ‘oak’), or a habitational name from any of several places called (Le) Cheney, e.g. in Haute-Savoie, named with this word. Compare Chesney .

French Canadian: altered form of French Chesnay or Chenay, topographic names with the same meaning and etymology as in 2 above, or habitational names from (Le) Chesnay or (Le) Chenay, names of several places in the northwestern part of France, based on Old French chesnai ‘oak grove’. Compare Chenette and Chenier 2.

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

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