Brief Life History of Madeline
When Madeline Babbage was born in 1880, in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, William John Babbage, was 25 and her mother, Ida Emily Simpson, was 25. She married George Jennings Shipp in 1903. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Bromley, London, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Sutton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in 1966, in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 86.
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Sources (9)
- Madeline Babbage, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Madeline Babbage, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Madelene Babbage, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
Spouse and Children
1855–1920 Male
1880–1966 Female
Children (3)
1908–1969 Female
1910–1995 Male
1913–1974 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)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 0
1884
Age 4
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 24
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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