Alice Bolton

Brief Life History of Alice

When Alice Bolton was born in December 1855, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, John William Bolton, was 22 and her mother, Harriet Emma Lungley, was 20. She married John Filby on 9 November 1878, in Deptford, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891.

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Family Time Line

John Filby
1844–
Alice Bolton
1855–
Marriage: 9 November 1878
John Robert Frank Filby
1879–1937
Herbert William Filby
1880–1935
Susannah Sarah Filby
1882–1898
Harriette Emily Filby
1883–1952
Alice Maud Filby
1885–1931

Sources (7)

  • Alice Felby, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Alice Bolton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Alice Bolton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern England named Bolton (Lancashire, Northumberland, Westmorland, and Yorkshire) or from Boulton in Derbyshire and East Lothian in Scotland, from Old English bothl ‘dwelling, house’ (see Bold 1) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

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

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