Brief Life History of Jessie
When Jessie Dodgson was born on 27 November 1880, in Dartmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Joseph Dodgson, was 33 and her mother, Amelia Gray, was 29. She married William Henry Axford in 1907, in Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Egg Buckland, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and St Germans, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1939.
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- Jessie Dodgson in household of James J Dodgson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jessie Dodgson - Government record: birth-name: Jessie Dodgson
- Jessie Dodgson Marriage Index
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World Events (8)
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.
1914
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): patronymic from Dodge , from the Middle English personal name Dodge + son. Sometimes this surname is a variant of Dodson (but more often probably vice versa).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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