Brief Life History of James
When James Whetton was born in 1874, in Castle Gresley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Henry Whetton, was 25 and his mother, Ann Woolley, was 24. He married Rose Elizabeth Batchelor on 24 May 1896, in Christ Church, Linton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Merstham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1874 and Repton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died on 27 October 1951, in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77, and was buried in Linton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- James Whetton in household of Wiliam Whetton, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Henry James Whetton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Whetton in entry for Horace Whetton, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
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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: (i) locative name from Wetton (Staffs). (ii) locative name from some unidentified place in SW England, but possibly related to Whiddon through its attested variant Witton.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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