Brief Life History of Harry Arthur
When Harry Arthur Babbage was born in 1893, in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Digby Babbage, was 34 and his mother, Ellen Whatford, was 27. He died on 8 September 1916, in France, at the age of 23.
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- Arthur Henry Babbage in household of Charlotte Elizabeth Perry, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Legacy NFS Source: Harry Arthur Babbage - Government record: birth-name: Harry Arthur Babbage
- Harry A Babbage in household of James D Babbage, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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1894 · The Affair - Dreyfus is Accused of Treason
The Dreyfus affair was a huge scandal in the late 19th century and early 20th century French. Alfred Dreyfus was born on October 9, 1859 in Mulhouse, France and died on July 12, 1935 in Paris France. He was convicted of treason. He was accused of being a spy in the German embassy in France.
1900
Paris, France hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): perhaps a nickname for someone given to mockery or fooling people, or alternatively for someone who stammered or spoke indistinctly. The source looks like an unrecorded Anglo-Norman French ba(u)bich, bobich, Middle English ba(u)bi(s)ch, bobi(s)ch, with two possible senses. It could be related to Middle English babishen ‘to mock, scoff at’, from the same root as Old French baubir, bober ‘to mock, deride, make fun of’, and Anglo-Norman French baubeur ‘false, insincere person’ (compare Middle English bobben ‘to deride, make a fool of’). Alternatively, the surname might be related to Anglo-Norman French balbuisir (from Latin balbutire) ‘to stammer, speak indistinctly’, with the same root as Old French bauber, Anglo-Norman French baber ‘to stammer’, and Anglo-Norman French baube ‘stammering’ (from Latin balbus) and baubeur ‘stammerer’.
In some cases also an Americanized form of Serbian Babić (see Babic ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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