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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Sources (9)
- James Warren in household of William Warren, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- James Warren in household of William Warren, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Legacy NFS Source: Edwin James Warren - Government record: Census record: birth-name: James Warren
Spouse and Children
1870– Male
1872– Female
Children (5)
1894– Female
1896– Male
1898– Female
1901–1905 Male
1906–1976 Male
Parents and Siblings
1835–1916 Male
1835– Female
Siblings (10)
1857– Male
1860–1861 Female
1862–1923 Female
1865–1867 Male
1867– Male
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World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 10
1884
Age 14
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 34
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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