On This Day ... 11 April

1807     Henry Hudson was born in Bishopwearmouth, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Thomas Hudson and Mary Todner.

1816     Thomas Hudson and Eleanor Nevison married in Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.

1905     Margaret Anne Lamb was born in Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa. She was the daughter of Alexander Lamb and Martha Ann Pattison, and was my grandmother.