Ellen Rushton

Brief Life History of Ellen

When Ellen Rushton was born on 6 December 1803, in Stodday, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Rushton, was 33 and her mother, Alice Billington, was 29. She married Thomas Simpson on 28 March 1825, in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Cockerham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1803. She died on 22 August 1868, in Halliwell, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 64, and was buried in Astley Bridge, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Simpson
1804–1873
Ellen Rushton
1803–1868
Marriage: 28 March 1825
Alice Simpson
1825–1873
William Simpson
1827–1888
Thomas Simpson
1831–1865
Daniel Simpson
1833–1859
Sarah Simpson
1835–1874
Mary Simpson
1839–1905
Ellen Simpson
1840–1911
Anne Simpson
1843–
Agnes Simpson
1845–

Sources (27)

  • Ellen Gairnston in household of Thomas Gairnston, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Ellen Rushton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Ellen Rushton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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1823

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

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