Brief Life History of Alice
When Alice Goodwin was born in 1849, in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, her father, William Goodwin, was 51 and her mother, Martha Mosley, was 41. She married Adam Yates on 16 April 1872, in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Hanley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Alice Yates, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Alice Goodwin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Alice in entry for Ellen Yates, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
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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: from the Middle English personal name Godwin (Old English Gōdwine). Compare Godwin .
Irish: adopted in Mayo for Ó Goidín, a variant of Ó Godáin, ‘descendant of Godán’, a diminutive personal name from got ‘stammering, lisping’.
History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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