Brief Life History of Thomas Benjamin
When Thomas Benjamin Bradsell was born on 23 October 1858, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Bradsell, was 26 and his mother, Sara Evans, was 22. He married Catherine Harriet Brock on 17 October 1882, in Kilburn, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died in December 1943, in Rayleigh, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85, and was buried in Brondesbury, London, England, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Bradsell in household of Thomas Bradsell, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Thomas Benjamin Bradsell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Benjamin Bradsell in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754
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1859 · Big Ben
Big Ben is the name of the bell that is inside the clock tower. It is one of the most famous landmarks in London. The famous ringing from Big Ben is the result of it cracking four months after opening.
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: habitational name from a place called Bradwell, of which there are examples in Buckinghamshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Somerset, Suffolk, and elsewhere, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + well(a) ‘spring, stream’. Compare Broadwell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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