Brief Life History of Ellen Amelia
When Ellen Amelia Babbage was born in January 1891, in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, William John Babbage, was 36 and her mother, Ida Emily Simpson, was 36. She married Walter Knibbs in 1913, in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Poplar, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Saint Mary Matfelon, Stepney, London, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Sources (8)
- Ellen Babbage in household of Madeline Babbage, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ellen Amelia Babbage - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Ellen Amelia Babbage
- Babbage, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
Spouse and Children
1880– Male
1891– Female
Children (2)
1913–1998 Male
1916–1992 Female
Parents and Siblings
1855– Male
1855–1909 Female
Siblings (7)
1876–1948 Male
1878–1957 Female
1880–1966 Female
1885– Female
1891– Female
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World Events (8)
1894 · Tower Bridge Completed
Age 3
1908
Age 17
1924
Age 33
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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