Brief Life History of Cornelius
When Cornelius Naylor was born in 1852, in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Naylor, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Watkinson, was 43. He married Sarah Dakin about 1872, in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Blackwell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. In 1881, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as coal minor in Blackwell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1926, in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.
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- Cornelius Naylor, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Cornelius Naylor in household of Thomas Naylor, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Cornelius Naylor in household of Thomas Naylor, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
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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.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): occupational name for a maker of nails, from Middle English nailer ‘nail maker’. This name was also taken to Ireland in the 17th century. Compare Nail .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Nahler, a variant of Nagler , and of French Cloutier . Compare Nailor .
History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Naylor are descendants of Zacharie Cloutier from France, who was in QC by 1634 (see Cloutier ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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