Frances Spray

Female17 February 1811–1885

Brief Life History of Frances

When Frances Spray was christened on 17 February 1811, in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, her father, John Spray, was 67 and her mother, Mary, was 37. She married Samuel Hithersay on 1 May 1842, in Radford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died in 1885, in Aston, Warwickshire, England, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Hithersay
1801–1880
Frances Spray
1811–1885
Marriage: 1 May 1842
Louisa Sprey
1827–1863
William Rechab Hithersay
1843–
Mary Hithersay
1846–

Sources (4)

  • Frances Hithersay in household of Samuel Hithersay, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Frances Spray, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Frances Sprey in entry for Louisa Sprey, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 May 1842Radford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (7)

    1815

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

    1823

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

    The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    nickname for a thin person, from Middle English spray ‘slender shoot or twig’.

    variant of Spry .

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

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