Brief Life History of Leonard
When Leonard Brockhouse was born on 21 July 1861, in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Enoch Brockhouse, was 46 and his mother, Phebe Lloyd, was 41. He married Mary Ann Dews in 1894, in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Darton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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- Leonard Brockhouse in household of Wm Brockhouse, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: Leonard Brockhouse - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 21 July 1861; Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Leonard Brockhouse, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920"
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1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Brookhouse .
Americanized form of German Brockhaus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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