Brief Life History of Susanna
When Susanna Roskilly was born in 1776, in Marazion, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Roskilly, was 31 and her mother, Susanna Gluyas, was 20. She married Abraham Shorland Rawlings , Grandfather of Admiral Rawlings on 12 October 1805, in St Hilary, Cornwall, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in St Erth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 26 February 1870, in Hayle, Cornwall, England, at the age of 94, and was buried in St Hilary, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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- Susanna Rawlings, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Susanna Rawlings, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
- Susanna Rawlings, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
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1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
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1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
"Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."
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.
Name Meaning
Cornish: locative name from Roskilly in Saint Keverne (Cornwall).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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