Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Whitby was born in 1858, in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Broom Whitby, was 30 and her mother, Millicent Shepherd, was 32. She married Thomas Waterfield on 21 August 1877, in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 2 June 1914, in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 56, and was buried in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Whitby in household of Thomas Whitby, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Elizabeth Whitby, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Elizabeth Whitby, Marriage "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
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World Events (4)
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 Whitby, a port in North Yorkshire, or from Whitby in Cheshire. The North Yorkshire placename probably derives from the Old Norse personal name Hvíti or Old Norse hvítr ‘white’ + bý ‘farmstead, village’. The Cheshire placename derives from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + burg ‘fortress’, later replaced by Old Norse bý.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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