Thomas William Beckett

Brief Life History of Thomas William

When Thomas William Beckett was born on 20 January 1874, in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Beckett, was 39 and his mother, Jane Mills, was 30. He lived in Walsall, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 27 September 1883, in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 9.

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Family Time Line

William Beckett
1835–1919
Jane Mills
1843–1921
Amy Beckett
1864–
Leah Beckett
1868–1941
Richard William Beckett
1868–1914
Jane Beckett
1868–
Albert Edward Beckett
1871–
Thomas William Beckett
1874–1883
Isabella Jane Beckett
1877–1942
Florence Jane Beckett
1882–
Clara Ann Beckett
1885–

Sources (4)

  • Thos W Beckett in household of Willm Beckett, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Thomas William Beckett, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
  • Thos W Beckett in household of Willm Beckett, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English and Irish (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French, Middle English beket ‘small beak’ (a diminutive of Old French bec ‘beak or mouth’), perhaps with reference to someone with a small beak-like mouth or a prominent nose (compare Beck 4), though the Middle English word appears to have had a wide range of applications denoting ‘pointed objects’, including ‘corbel, kind of arrow, kind of bird’, and ‘kind of fish’. This surname is also found in Ireland, especially in Antrim.

English: habitational name from any of the places called Beckett in Berkshire and Devon. The former is named with Old English bēo ‘bee’ + cot ‘cottage, shelter’; the latter has as its first element the Old English personal name Bicca.

Altered form of Bequette , a surname of French origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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