Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Willett was born on 17 January 1868, in Mobberley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Willett, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Ann Green, was 30. She lived in Toft, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Eliza Willett in household of Sarah Ann Willett, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Eliza Willett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Eliza Willet, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
Parents and Siblings
1837–1874 Male
1837–1893 Female
Siblings (6)
1862–1913 Female
1863–1871 Female
1865–1936 Male
1868– Female
1870–1874 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 12
1884
Age 16
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 36
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal names Wilot, Wilet, pet forms of Will , itself a short form of William .
English: sometimes a variant of Willard .
English: perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Willet, in Elworthy (Somerset). It is from an earlier name of Doniford Stream, which rises at Willet, and is probably a compound of Old English wiell, will ‘spring’ + an unrecorded gīete ‘stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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