Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Chalk was born in 1854, in Downton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jacob Chalk, was 40 and her mother, Mary Ann Quinton, was 39. She died on 1 January 1934, in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.
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Sources (14)
- Susan Chalke, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Susanna Chalk, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Susan Chalk, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
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Siblings (14)
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World Events (7)
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.
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).
Name Meaning
English (Hampshire and Wiltshire): habitational name from Bower Chalke or Broad Chalke (Wiltshire), or Chalk (Kent), or occasionally a topographic name from residence on or near a chalk down, from Old English cealc ‘chalk’, here ‘chalky soil’, or an Old English cealce ‘chalk down’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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