Brief Life History of Jessie
When Jessie Newman was born in 1893, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Newman, was 36 and her mother, Mary Barber Newman, was 32. She married George Robert Wellings on 11 February 1922, in Macclesfield St Peter, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Christ Church, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1892.
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- Janet Newman in household of James Newman, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Jessie Newman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jessie Newman, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1924
First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English newe ‘new’ (i.e. newly arrived or newly appointed) + man ‘man’ (Old English nīwe + mann).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘new man, newcomer’, for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neumann , Swedish Nyman , Polish Nowak , Czech or Slovak Novák, Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Novak .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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