Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Lewis was born on 31 March 1850, in Llandeilo-talybont, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Lewis, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Davies, was 26. She died on 4 October 1937, in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 87, and was buried in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Lewis in household of Daniel Lewis, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Elizabeth Lewis in household of Daniel Lewis, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
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World Events (7)
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890 · Welsh Industry Affected by U.S Tariff
In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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