Brief Life History of Avis
When Avis Fountain was born in December 1856, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, David Fountain, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Impey, was 34. She married Robert Groom on 12 September 1882, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1950, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 94.
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- Avis Fountain in household of David Fountain, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Avis Fountain, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Avis Fountain, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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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 (of Norman origin): from one or more of the places in France named Fontaine, Fonteyne, or Lafontaine (see Fontaine ).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Middle English fontayne (Old French fontaine) ‘spring, fountain’, sometimes with a plural -s, and synonymous with Well , of which Fountain(es) may sometimes have been a translation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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