Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward White was born about September 1865, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, George White, was 29 and his mother, Mary Ann Gooding, was 26. He married Naomi Crane about September 1897, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1911.
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- Edward White in household of George White, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Edward White, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ed White in entry for Madeline Daisy White, "Ontario Births, 1869-1910"
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1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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