Brief Life History of George Ostler
When George Ostler Fowler was born in 1846, in Uplyme, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Fowler, was 33 and his mother, Ann Ostler, was 34. He married Mary Ann Walborn in 1871, in Axminster, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Hawkchurch, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Sources (12)
- George Fowler, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- George Fowler, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- George Fowler in entry for Walter George Fowler and Ellen Bown, "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001"
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Children (9)
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Parents and Siblings
Siblings (8)
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World Events (7)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
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).
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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