Notes:
Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district located 2.9 miles (4.8 km) south west of Charing Cross. It has a population of 75,651 people (April 2001).
History
The area takes its name from the old village of Battersea, an island settlement established in the river delta of the Falconbrook; a river that rises in Tooting Bec Common and flows underground through south London to the River Thames. The site of the original settlement is marked by St. Mary's Church. William Blake was married, and Benedict Arnold and his wife and daughter are buried in the crypt of the church. Battersea is mentioned in Anglo-Saxon time as Badrices īeg = "Badric's Island" and later "Patrisey". As with many former Thames island settlements, Battersea was reclaimed by draining marshland and building culverts for streams.
The settlement appears in the Domesday Book as Patricesy. It was held by St Peter's Abbey, Westminster. Its Domesday Assets were: 18 hides; 7 mills worth £42 9s 8d, 17 ploughs, 82 acres (330,000 m2) of meadow, woodland worth 50 hogs. It rendered (in total): £75 9s 8d.
Following her husband's death in 1890, Charlotte Despard devoted her time and money to helping the poor of Little Ireland in Nine Elms, Battersea.
Matches 1 to 2 of 2
Last Name, Given Name(s) | Birth | Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Hillyard, Henry Charles | 1909 | Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom | I271426 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
2 | Hunt, Alan Leonard | Saturday 07 February 1942 | Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom | I680840 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
Matches 1 to 1 of 1
Family | Marriage | Family ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Hillyard / Clobus | Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom | F107391 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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