Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Sheldon was born about 1850, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William John Sheldon, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Flood, was 33. She married George Henry Wellings on 28 April 1870, in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years.
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- Elizabeth Wellings, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Elizabeth Sheldon, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Marriages, 1537-1930"
- Elizabeth, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Baptisms, 1538-1940"
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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: habitational name in most cases from Sheldon in Derbyshire, but sometimes from Sheldon in Warwickshire or Devon, or from Sheldon in Chippenham (Wiltshire). The Derbyshire place, recorded in Domesday Book as Scelhadun, probably takes its name from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + the placename Haddon, itself from Old English hǣth ‘heath’ + dūn ‘hill’. The Warwickshire and Wiltshire placenames probably derive from Old English scelf + dūn, while the Devon placename probably comes from Old English scelf + denu ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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