Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Fowler was born in 1879, in Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Fowler, was 57 and his mother, Mary Anne Impey, was 47.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Joseph Fowler in household of William Fowler, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Joseph Fowler, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Fowler, "England, Buckinghamshire, Church Records, 1217-1994"
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (10)
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World Events (8)
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).
1914
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a fowler, a hunter or trapper of wild birds (a common medieval occupation), from Middle English fogheler, fugheler (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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