George Topham

Brief Life History of George

When George Topham was born in 1835, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Topham, was 19 and his mother, Sarah Ogle, was 21. He married Ann Maria Ashforth in 1857, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Brightside, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died in June 1887, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

George Topham
1835–1887
Ann Maria Ashforth
1838–
Marriage: 1857
William Topham
1857–
Sarah Topham
1864–
Ann Topham
1868–
Mary Topham
1870–
Frank Topham
1859–
George Topham
1861–1893
Sally Topham
1864–
Polly Topham
1870–
Fred Topham
1871–

Sources (5)

  • George Topham, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • George Topham in entry for Frank Topham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Topham, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

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World Events (5)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

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.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

Name Meaning

English (mainly northern, especially Yorkshire):

nickname from Middle English Toppan, of uncertain meaning. The second element is perhaps Middle English pan(ne) ‘(crown of the) head’, while Top- could be derived from several different words. If from Middle English toppen ‘to shave (the head)’, then Toppan might have been a name for a barber who provided tonsures for the clergy. Alternatively, Top- might represent Middle English tup, top(pe) ‘ram, male sheep’, hence ‘ram-head’, or Middle English top(pe), Anglo-Norman French tupe ‘hair on the head, tuft of hair, forelock’, denoting someone with a distinctive head of hair.

variant of Topping .

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

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