Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Swale was christened on 18 November 1763, in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, her father, James Swale, was 30 and her mother, Mary Vevers, was 23. She married William Darnbrough on 26 November 1781, in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1819, in Felliscliffe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 56, and was buried in Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Swale, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Swale, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Elizabeth, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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World Events (7)
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the "shot heard around the world" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire):
topographic name from the Swale river in North Yorkshire, the name of which probably derives from Old English swalwe ‘whirlpool or rushing water’.
alternatively, perhaps from the Middle English female personal name Swale, Old Norse Svala, from svala ‘swallow’ (the bird).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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