Brief Life History of William
When William Fuller was born on 28 February 1848, in Wivelsfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Fuller, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Henty, was 36. He married Mary Juliet Lawford in 1876, in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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- William Fuller in household of James Fuller, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Fuller in entry for Elanore Mary Fuller, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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: occupational name for a dresser of cloth, from Middle English fuller ‘fuller of cloth’ (partly from Old English fullere, partly from Old French fouleor, foleur, Latin fullo). Raw cloth had to be fulled, i.e. scoured, cleansed, and thickened by beating or trampling it in water, a process also known as walking or tucking, hence the surnames Walker and Tucker alongside Fuller. These three terms and surnames are characteristic of different parts of England. In general, in Middle English, Fuller is southern and eastern, while Walker belongs to the west and north and Tucker is southwestern. Compare Fullen .
English: variant of Fullard with loss of -d.
German (Füller): occupational name for a person whose work involved filling, such as a dauber, or a nickname for a gourmand or glutton. Compare Filler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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