Brief Life History of John
When John Preston was born in 1865, in Hennock, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Preston, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Radmore, was 31.
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Sources (2)
- John Seldon Preston in household of William Preston, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Preston - Government record: birth-name: John Preston
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World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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:
habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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