Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Barrett was born in 1870, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jeremiah Barrett, was 33 and her mother, Priscilla Edwards, was 32. She married Robert George Webber in 1892, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in West Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Emma Barrett in household of Jeremiah Barrett, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Emma Barrett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Emma Barrett, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
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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).
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 and Irish (of Norman origin): probably a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French barat, Middle English bar(r)at, bar(r)et(te) ‘trouble, distress’, later ‘deception, fraud; contention, strife’. Through Norman settlement it also became common in Ireland, where it was Gaelicized as Baróid (Munster) and Baréid (Connacht).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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