Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Dolman was born in 1840, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Dolman, was 22 and her mother, Ann Forgham, was 23. She married Joseph Whitehouse Holden on 7 December 1863, in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Aston Manor, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Elizabeth Holden in household of Henry Dolman, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Elizabeth Dorman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Dolman, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name denoting a ‘dweller by the boundary mark’ (compare Dole ).
English: nickname for a ‘dull, foolish man’. Compare Doll 5.
Dutch: topographic name from dol ‘swampy land’ + man ‘man’, or a nickname from the adjective dol ‘wild, fierce, rash, foolish’ for such a man.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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