Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Acomb was born about 1863, in Haxby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Acomb, was 25 and her mother, Eliza Holmes, was 21.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Elizabeth Acomb in household of George Acomb, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Acomb - Government record: birth-name: Elizabeth Acomb
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
about 1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English (northern):
topographic name for a dweller in a valley, from Middle English atte combe ‘at the valley’ (Old English æt thǣm cumbe).
habitational name from any of the places in Northumberland, and West and North Yorkshire named Acomb, from Old English æt ācum ‘at the oak trees’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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