Brief Life History of George Henry
When George Henry Wellings was born in 1846, in Audlem, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Wellings, was 23 and his mother, Mary Marshall Provis, was 23. He married Elizabeth Sheldon on 28 April 1870, in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years and Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died after 1881.
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- George Wellings, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- George Henry Wellings, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Marriages, 1537-1930"
- George Henry, "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.
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English (Shropshire and Staffordshire): variant of Welling , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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