Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Howland was born on 27 June 1875, in Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Howland, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Gibson, was 35. She married James Miller Gawley on 30 April 1894, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in East Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and York, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died on 23 April 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 86, and was buried in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Ruth Howland in household of Robert Howland, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Ruth Howland, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Ruth Howland, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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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).
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Holland .
Americanized form of Norwegian Hovland .
History: Howland was the name of three Quaker brothers, original settlers in Marshfield, MA. They were from Huntingdonshire, England. The eldest, John Howland (c. 1593–1672) was a passenger on the Mayflower, servant to Gov. John Carver, who died in the first winter at Plymouth Colony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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