Fanny Rigley

Brief Life History of Fanny

When Fanny Rigley was born on 7 October 1798, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Rigley, was 24 and her mother, Hannah Fretwell, was 20. She married Thomas Johnson on 15 February 1819, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. She died on 14 April 1825, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Johnson
1794–1860
Fanny Rigley
1798–1825
Marriage: 15 February 1819

Sources (4)

  • Fanny Rigley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Fanny Rigley in entry for Thomas Johnson, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
  • Fanny Rigby, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"

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World Events (4)

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.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Wrigley .

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

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