Nancy Ingham

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Ingham was born on 23 January 1821, in Heywood, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jonathan Ingham, was 28 and her mother, Esther Whitworth, was 38. She married George Openshaw on 2 February 1845, in St Mary The Virgin's Church, Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 24 March 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Openshaw
1817–1906
Nancy Ingham
1821–1875
Marriage: 2 February 1845
John Thomas Openshaw
1848–1853
Ester Ellen J Openshaw
1851–1940
Alice Openshaw
1853–1853
George Ingham Openshaw
1855–1912
Joseph Openshaw
1857–1940
Mary Nancy Openshaw
1859–1931
Sarah Elizabeth Openshaw
1861–1916

Sources (48)

  • Nancy Ingham in household of Jonathan Ingham, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Nancy Ingham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Nancy Ingham, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from any of the places called Ingham, particularly in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk. The placename is from the Old English personal name Inga + hām ‘homestead’. In Yorkshire this name was sometimes confused with Bingham in the 18th century.

English (of Norman origin): variant of the obsolete Norman surname Engaine; see Gain .

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

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