Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Major was born about 1854, in Rudston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Major, was 35 and his mother, Sophia Hyde, was 29. He married Emilie Rosa Tustin about 1890. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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- Robert Major, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Robert Major, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Robert Major in household of Faith Major, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
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
English (of Norman origin): from the personal name Malg(i)er, Maug(i)er, an Old French form of ancient Germanic Madalgar(i) (see Mauger ).
Hungarian: from a shortened form of majorosgazda (see Majoros ) or a derivative of German Meyer .
Polish, Czech, and Slovak: from the military rank major (derived from Latin maior ‘greater’), a word related to English mayor and the German surname Meyer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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