Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Weston was born in 1872, in Bromham, Wiltshire, England as the daughter of William Weston and Caroline. She married John Long in 1898, in Bromham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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- Martha Weston in household of William Weston, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Martha Weston, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha Weston, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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:
habitational name from any of numerous places called Weston, from Old English west ‘west’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
topographic name from Middle English atte west tun(e) ‘at the west farmstead, settlement’ (Old English west + tūn), or from Middle English (bi) weste(n)tune (Old English be westan tūne or be west in tūne), denoting someone who lived either to the west of a settlement or in the western part of a settlement. The latter was a common surname in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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