Brief Life History of Ada
When Ada Bruce was born in March 1884, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Bruce, was 33 and her mother, Emily Arnold, was 31. She married William H Sims in 1912, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died in March 1947, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 63.
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- Ada Brace in household of Joseph Brace, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Ada Bruce, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Bruce, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (6)
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1915 · Zeppelin Raid
During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.
1918
WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place in Normandy, probably from Brix (La Manche).
Altered form of French Brousse .
History: The son of the Domesday baron, a friend of David I of Scotland, was granted by him the Lordship of Annandale in 1124, and his second son Robert became the founder of the Scottish house of Bruce. — This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with its original form Brousse in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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