Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Burns was born in 1869, in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Burns, was 39 and her mother, Frances Butler, was 42. She married Jacob Burke on 16 February 1890, in St Stephen, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Willenhall Holy Trinity, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Sarah A Burnes in household of Thomas Burnes, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Sarah Ann Burns, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Sarah Ann in entry for Lydia Burke, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
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World Events (8)
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).
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish (central Scotland and northern England): habitational name from any of various places called formerly Burnis, Burnes, or Burnhouse (named with burn- ‘stream’), especially those in Kincardineshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire, and possibly Argyll.
English and Scottish: variant either of Burn , with post-medieval excrescent -s, or of Barnes .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin (see Byrne ), with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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