Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Roberts was born on 15 May 1877, in Bangor, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Owen Roberts, was 32 and his mother, Jane Trundley, was 31. He married Mary or Marie Elcock in 1904, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died about 1935, at the age of 59.
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Sources (5)
- Joseph Roberts in household of Owen Roberts, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Roberts - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Joseph Roberts
- Joseph Roberts, "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
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World Events (8)
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).
1900 · Strike at Penrhyn Slate Quarry
The strike at Penrhyn Slate Quarry was the longest in Wales history, lasting from November 22, 1900 to 1903. When workers in the quarry were informed that union dues were no longer being collected, they started protesting.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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