Edwin James Warren

Brief Life History of Edwin James

When Edwin James Warren was born in 1870, in South Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Warren, was 35 and his mother, Mary Payne, was 36. He married Elizabeth Williams in 1892, in South Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in South Molton, Devon, England for about 10 years and Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom for about 28 years.

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Family Time Line

Edwin James Warren
1870–
Elizabeth Williams
1872–
Marriage: 1892
Alice Maud Warren
1894–
William John Warren
1896–
Lucy Ann Warren
1898–
Francis James Warren
1901–1905
Reginald Albert Warren
1906–1976

Sources (9)

  • James Warren in household of William Warren, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Edwin James Warren - Government record: Census record: birth-name: James Warren
  • Edwin James Warren, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

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

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .

English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.

Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).

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

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