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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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
1840– Male
1836–1903 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1843
Age 3
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 14
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 40
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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