George Miles

Male1840–

Brief Life History of George

George Miles was born in 1840, in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Miles and Elizh. Miles. He married Elizabeth Prior on 20 April 1861, in Woodlands, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Kingsclere, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.

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George Miles
1840–
Elizabeth Prior
1836–1903
Marriage: 20 April 1861

Sources (4)

  • George Miles, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • George Miles, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Miles, "England and Wales Census, 1891"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 April 1861Woodlands, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1843

    Age 3

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 14

    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 40

    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Mile + genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, or from its other Old French form Miles, a derivative of ancient Germanic Milo, based on the element mil, from mel ‘good, generous’. The Old French oblique case form was Milon (see Milon 1). Compare Millen and Millson .

    English: variant, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, of Myhill , from a vernacular form of the Biblical name Michael . Miles Coverdale, the translator of the Bible, when in Germany, called himself Michael Anglus (‘the Englishman’).

    Irish (Louth and Kilkenny): when not the same as 1 or 2, it is sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolmhuire, see Myles .

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

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