Brief Life History of Thomas William Henry
When Thomas William Henry Winfield was born in 1851, in Melbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Winfield, was 23 and his mother, Harriet Douglas, was 24. He married Clara Terry on 2 March 1890, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Cossall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 9 April 1917, at the age of 66, and was buried in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- William Wingfield, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Thomas William Henry Winfield, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Thomas William Winfield, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (6)
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.
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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Wingfield in Derbyshire, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, and Wiltshire. The Derbyshire placename probably derives from Old English winn ‘pasture, meadow’ + feld ‘open country’. The Bedfordshire placename may derive from Old English wince ‘nook, corner’ + feld. The Suffolk placename may derive from the Old English personal name Wiga + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) or Old English wīg ‘idol’ + feld. The Wiltshire placename derives from the Old English personal name Wina + Old English feld.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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