Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Girdlestone was born on 24 March 1793, in Wramplingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Girdlestone, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Jones, was 34. He married Mary Betts on 17 December 1818, in Great Melton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Barford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 25 October 1856, in Quealy, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Rock Creek, Albany, Wyoming, United States.
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- Thomas Girdlestone, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Thomas Girdlestone, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Gradlestone, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): apparently a habitational name from a lost place in Norfolk called Gridleston or Girdleston.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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EMMA GIRDLESTONE SMITH
Emma Girdlestone Smith was born March 31, 1835, in Norfold, England, in the village of Borford. She was the second daughter of Thomas Girdlestone and Mary Betts, and the second of eleven childre …
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