Brief Life History of Harry
When Harry Lonsdale was born on 12 April 1879, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Lonsdale, was 37 and his mother, Annie Pattison, was 35. He married Elinor Nellie Kirton on 30 September 1901, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. His occupation is listed as marine engineer in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom. He died on 17 November 1949, in Ilford, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Durham, England, United Kingdom.
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- Harry Lonsdale in household of Judith Lonsdale, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Harry Lonsdale, "England & Wales, Birth Index, 1866-1920 & 1984-2005" on MyHeritage
- Harry Lonsdale and Eleanoir Kirton, About England & Wales marriages 1837-2008
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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the district of Lonsdale (straddling Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Westmorland), and also from Lonsdale in Great Ayton (North Yorkshire). The district takes its name from the river Lune (of uncertain origin) + Old English dæl ‘valley’. The North Yorkshire placename probably derives from the late Old English personal name Lothen (genitive Lothenes), from Old Norse Lothinn, + Old English dæl ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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