Lillie Burt

Brief Life History of Lillie

When Lillie Burt was born on 22 July 1887, in Hayle, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Burt, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Jane Blackler, was 24. She married Sydney Bishop Oliver in 1914, in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Phillack West, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in January 1962, in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Sydney Bishop Oliver
1888–1966
Lillie Burt
1887–1962
Marriage: 1914

Sources (11)

  • Lily Burt in household of William H Burt, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Burt, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Lilian M Burt, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

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World Events (7)

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.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Bird , Bright , or Burd .

German: Middle High German burt ‘that which is due or proper’, therefore a nickname for someone who has fulfilled his obligations properly.

Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine): variant of Burd .

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

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Funeral articles regarding mother of Lillie Burt Oliver

Published in the Cornishman 16 February, 1928 St. Day The older inhabitants of St. Day Will have read with regret of the death at Wharf House, Hayle, of Mrs. W. H Burt, who as Miss Elizabeth Jane Bl …

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