Brief Life History of James
When James Kingston was born in 1839, in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Kingston, was 37 and his mother, Harriet Jones, was 28. He lived in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- James Kingston in household of William Kingston, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- James Kingston, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Kingston, "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992"
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England called Kingston or Kingstone. Almost all of them derive from Old English cyning, cing ‘king’ (genitive cyninges, cinges) + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some have a different etymology, such as Kingston on Soar in Nottinghamshire, which derives from Old English cyne ‘royal’ + stān ‘stone’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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