Israel Archer

Brief Life History of Israel

When Israel Archer was born in 1821, in Horwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Archer, was 24 and his mother, Betty Archer, was 21. He married Jane Farrington on 14 July 1844, in Deane, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Thorner, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died in 1902, in Wetherby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.

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Israel Archer
1821–1902
Jane Ann Wallwork
1817–
Marriage: about 1850
Hannah Archer
1853–
Clara Archer
1854–
Harriet Archer
1856–
John Wallwork Archer
1861–1918
Jane Archer
1858–

Sources (25)

  • Jsreal Archer in household of James Hough, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Israel Archer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Israel Archer, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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World Events (7)

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.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English and French: from Middle English archere, Anglo-Norman French archer, Old French archier ‘bowman’, hence an occupational name for an archer. This Norman French word partially replaced the native English word bowman in the 14th century. In North America, this surname may have absorbed some cases of European cognates such as French Archier. Compare Larcher .

German: from an agent derivative of Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (from Latin arca ‘chest, box’). This surname is rare in Germany.

Germanized form of Slovenian Arhar: German-influenced patronymic from the personal name Arh (see Arch 3), an old vernacular equivalent of Henry . Alternatively, perhaps a topographic name derived from Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (see 2 above), hence a cognate of Slovenian Rakar (see Raker 4).

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

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