Elizabeth Ashdown
1716–1723 (Age 7)
England
The Life of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Ashdown was born from January 1716 to December 1716, in England, her father, Thomas Ashdowne, was 38 and her mother, Catherine Archer, was 22. She died on 22 September 1723, at the age of 7.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Ashdowne
1678–1728
Catherine Archer
1694–
Elizabeth Ashdown
1716–1723
Mary Ashdowne
1716–
Sarah Ashdown
1718–
Ann Ashdowne
1720–
Catharine Ashdowne
1721–
John Ashdown
1723–
Elizabeth Ashdowne
1724–
Thomas Ashdown
1726–1803
Parents & Siblings
1678–1728Male
- Catherine Archer
1694–Female
siblings
(8)
1716–1723Female
1716–Female
1718–Female
1720–Female
1721–Female
+3 More Children
World Events (1)
1720 · South Sea Bubble
Age 4
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Ashdon in Essex, Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, or Ashdown in Berkshire (now lost). The first two are named from Old English æscen ‘growing with ash trees’ + dūn ‘hill’. The last may be from an Old English personal name Æsc or Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + dūn ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Eliza. Ashdowne, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Eliza. Ashdowne, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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