Brief Life History of Clara
When Clara Gurney was born in 1901, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Gurney, was 38 and her mother, Hannah Pursell, was 39.
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Family Time Line
William Gurney
1864–1941
Hannah Pursell
1863–1949
Edith Nellie Gurney
1898–1991
Clara Gurney
1901–
Sources (1)
- Clara Gurney in household of William Gurney, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
Parents and Siblings
1864–1941 Male
1863–1949 Female
Siblings (2)
1898–1991 Female
1901– Female
World Events (8)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 3
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.
1908
Age 7
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1939 · Britain Enters World War II
Age 38
Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin):
habitational name from Gournay-en-Brai in Seine-Maritime in France.
perhaps occasionally also a habitational name from Great Gornhay, in Tiverton (Devon); see Garnsey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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