Brief Life History of James
When James Newby was born in 1887, in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England, his father, James Newby, was 36 and his mother, Laura Hawkins, was 29. He lived in Seaham, Durham, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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Sources (3)
- James Newby in household of Laura Newby, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- James Newby in household of James Newby, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- James Newby in household of James Newby, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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World Events (8)
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.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1918
WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places in northern England named with Old English nīwe ‘new’ (Middle English newe) + Old Norse bȳ ‘village, settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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