Brief Life History of Georgiana aka Georgina Porter
When Georgiana aka Georgina Porter Pitman was born about 1854, in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Pitman, was 25 and her mother, Mary Ann Porter, was 23. She married John Theodore Osborne on 5 June 1887, in Holy Trinity, Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (3)
- Georgina Pitman, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: Georgina Pitman - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Georgina Pitman
- Georgina Pitman, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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World Events (8)
about 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.
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.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southwestern): nickname from Middle English pit, pit(t)e, put(te) ‘hollow, pit’ + man, signifying one who lived or worked at such a location. See Pitt .
Americanized form of German Pitmann: variant of Pittmann (see Pittman ).
Dutch: variant of Putman 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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