Caroline Cordelia Walter

Brief Life History of Caroline Cordelia

When Caroline Cordelia Walter was born in 1843, in Maresfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Walter, was 42 and her mother, Louise Camfield, was 26. She married John Dumbrell on 8 January 1867, in Fletching, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Fletching, Sussex, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years and Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died about 1911, in Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

John Dumbrell
1833–
Caroline Cordelia Walter
1843–1911
Marriage: 8 January 1867
John Dumbrell
1863–
William Richard Dumbrell
1868–1945
Walter Dumbrell
1870–
Louise Dumbrell
1872–
Edith Dumbrell
1873–
Mabel Mary Dumbrell
1875–
Isabella Caroline Dumbrell
1878–
Beatrice Dumbrell
1880–

Sources (28)

  • Caroline Walter in household of William Walter, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Caroline Cordelia Walter, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Caroline Cordelia Walter, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"

World Events (6)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin), German, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, and Danish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wald ‘rule’ + heri, hari ‘army’. This personal name was introduced into England both in the reign of Edward the Confessor and by the Normans (in the forms Walt(i)er, Waut(i)er). After the Norman Conquest it soon became one of the most popular personal names in Britain. Compare Walther .

Germanized or Americanized form of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Valter and Czech Valtr: from the personal name Valter, Valtr, of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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