When Ada Southerington was born before 30 September 1866, in Thorpe on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Southerington, was 33 and her mother, Esther Brumby, was 31. She married Robert Henry Kelham before 30 September 1894, in Thorpe on the Hill, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Lincoln St Botolph, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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Of uncertain origin; it was not in general use before the late 18th century. It may be a Latinate variant of the biblical name Adah . However, it has also been explained as a pet form of Adele and Adelaide , Germanic female names of which the first element is adal ‘noble’. It was borne by a 7th-century abbess of Saint-Julien-des-Prés at Le Mans.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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