Edward Back

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Back was born on 23 July 1838, in Westwell, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Back, was 48 and his mother, Harriett Giles, was 42. He married Ann Marchant on 3 July 1864, in Pluckley, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Willesborough, Kent, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died after 1891, in East Ashford, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Edward Back
1838–1891
Ann Marchant
1842–1880
Marriage: 3 July 1864
Edward John Back
1866–1894
Emma Eliza Back
1869–
William George Back
1872–1949
Florence Minnie Back
1877–1902

Sources (9)

  • Edward Back in household of John Back, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Edward Back, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Edward Back, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (4)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

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.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English (Devon, Kent, Sussex, and Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Bakke (Old English Bacca). It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 3.

English: nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’, of uncertain application, perhaps a nickname for a person with poor eyesight, from the expression ‘blind as a bat’.

English: from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.

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

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