Brief Life History of Alice
When Alice Richins was born in 1865, in Tirley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Benjamin Richins, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Ann Baylis, was 28. She married William Cole on 21 March 1895, in Tirley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died in December 1920, in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 55.
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- Alice Richings in household of Benjamin Richings, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Alice Richins, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Alice Richings in household of Benjamin Richings, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
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World Events (5)
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).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Ricun, a diminutive of Rich , itself a pet form of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. It appears that a dialectally different (Norman or Picard) form of the French name, with medial /-k-/, also survived in England for a time alongside forms with original /-tʃ-/.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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