Brief Life History of Albert Edward Woods
When Albert Edward Woods Moore was born in 1846, in North Bradley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Moore, was 50 and his mother, Mary Ann Blanchard, was 44. He married Mary Jeff on 10 February 1870, in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years. He died in 1910, in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 64.
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- Albert Moore, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Albert Edward Woods Moore - Handwritten information: birth-name: Albert Edward Woods Moore
- Albert Edward Woods Moore, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1854 · The Crimean War
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.
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).
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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