Dorothy May Hingley

Female6 May 1899–22 March 1976

Brief Life History of Dorothy May

When Dorothy May Hingley was born on 6 May 1899, in Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Edward Hingley, was 30 and her mother, Edith Mary Easton, was 27. She lived in Crayford, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Erith, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died on 22 March 1976, in Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76, and was buried in Eltham, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Henry Edward Hingley
1869–1941
Edith Mary Easton
1872–1930
William Henry Hingley
1898–1976
Dorothy May Hingley
1899–1976

Sources (3)

  • Dorothy Hingley in household of Henry Hingley, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Dorothy May Hingley - Government record: birth-name: Dorothy May Hingley
  • Dorothy Hingley in household of Henry Hingley, "England and Wales Census, 1901"

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World Events (8)

1908

Age 9

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1915 · Zeppelins Over London

Age 16

On May 31, 1915 a German zeppelin went over London in dark of night. It released a bomb over the city killing 28 people and wounding 60. 

1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High

Age 22

British unemployment reached a post-war high in July 1921 of 2.5 million people.

Name Meaning

English: probably a variant of Hinckley , with voicing of /k/ to /g/ between voiced consonants.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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