George Gomm

1831–15 August 1911
Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of George

When George Gomm was born in 1831, in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Gomm, was 23 and his mother, Hannah Timms, was 30. He married Ann in 1852, in Oxfordshire, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Islip, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Merton, Oxfordshire, England in 1901. He was buried in Merton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

George Gomm
1831–1911
Ann
1831–1899
Marriage: 1852
Martha Gomm
1853–
Thomas George Gomm
1855–
Emma Gomm
1857–1858
Mary Goom
1859–1876
Ellen Goom
1861–
Gomm
1861–
Sarah Gomm
1862–
George Goom
1864–
James Gomm
1864–
Agnes Gomm
1865–
Ann Gomm
1868–1868
Emma Gomm
1868–1868
William Gomm
1869–1870
Julia Gomm
1872–
Lily Gomm
1879–

Spouse and Children

    George Gomm

    Male1831–1911Male

    Ann

    Female1831–1899Female

MARRIAGE
1852
Oxfordshire, England
children

(15)

    Martha Gomm

    Female1853–Female

    Thomas George Gomm

    Male1855–Male

    Emma Gomm

    Female1857–1858Female

    Mary Goom

    Female1859–1876Female

    Ellen Goom

    Female1861–Female

+10 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (7)

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 2

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843

Age 12

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War

Age 23

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Gumm .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • George Gowin, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • George Goom, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • George Goom, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

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