Brief Life History of Fanny
Fanny Burrows was born in 1883, in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Fanny Burrows in household of John Thomas Jennison, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
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.
1914
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Burrow , with excrescent -s.
(mainly Sheffield): occasionally also a topographic name or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a house with a chamber for conducting manorial business (Middle English bour, Old English būr ‘bower, chamber’, + hous ‘house’). Compare Burroughs and Burris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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