Brief Life History of Hilda
When Hilda Hathaway was born about 1895, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Arthur Hector Hathaway, was 25 and her mother, Clara Amelia Townsend, was 21.
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World Events (3)
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
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hatewi (Old English Heathuwīg), or from ancient Germanic Hathuwic, Hadewic, all ‘war’ + ‘war, battle’.
topographic name for someone who lived at or near a road across a heath, from Middle English he(a)th ‘heath’ + wei(e) ‘way’ (Old English hǣth + weg).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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