Kennedy Family Tree » Mary Ellen Preston (1888-1920)

Personal data Mary Ellen Preston 

Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4

Household of Mary Ellen Preston

She is married to Walter Thornhill.

They got married on April 2, 1901 at Wigan, Lancashire, England, she was 13 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Thornhill  1901-1982 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Mary Ellen Preston

John Preston
1858-1939

Mary Ellen Preston
1888-1920

1901

Walter Thornhill
1878-1917

Elizabeth Thornhill
1901-1982

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=108831291&pid=14393
    / Ancestry.com
  2. Wigan, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1926, Ancestry.com, Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Reference Numbers: D/P28/1/12 / Ancestry.com
  3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD
  4. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Ancestry.com

Historical events

Day of marriage April 2, 1901

  • The temperature on April 2, 1901 was between 0.3 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (62%). Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
    • March 23 » Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by the forces of General Frederick Funston.
    • September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
    • September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
    • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
    • October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Day of death August 29, 1920

  • The temperature on August 29, 1920 was between 8.7 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
    • March 14 » In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany.
    • May 9 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
    • August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
    • November 15 » First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
    • November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.


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Source: Wikipedia


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