Brief Life History of Sydney Harry
When Sydney Harry Abbott was born on 14 March 1869, in Linslade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Abbott, was 25 and his mother, Harriet Ann Forth, was 25. He married Maria Lavinia Bliss on 2 February 1907, in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Linslade, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 15 July 1926, at the age of 57, and was buried in Linslade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Henry Abbott in household of John Abbott, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
- Sydney Harry Abbott, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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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: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .
History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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