Thomas Forth

Maleabout May 1846–about August 1874

Brief Life History of Thomas

Thomas Forth was born about May 1846, in Heslington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Fanny Acomb about February 1869, in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died about August 1874, in Haxby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 28.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Forth
1846–1874
Fanny Acomb
1846–
Marriage: about February 1869
William Morritt Forth
1870–
John George Forth
1872–

Sources (2)

  • Thomas Forth, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Forth - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Thomas Forth

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about February 1869York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (2)

    World Events (2)

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 8

    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.

    1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

    Age 17

    The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Ford 1.

    German: topographic name for someone who lived by a ford, Middle High German vort, vurt, Middle Low German vorde ‘ford, entrance way’, or a habitational name from a place in Franconia or in former Pomerania (now Poland) named Forth.

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

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