Jane Hitchen

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Hitchen was born in 1886, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Hitchen, was 34 and her mother, Alice Hannah Speakman, was 34. She married William Barnes on 14 June 1908, in Low Moor, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Barnes
1886–
Jane Hitchen
1886–
Marriage: 14 June 1908

Sources (5)

  • Jane Hitchen in household of Robert Hitchen, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Jane Hitchen, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • see note, marriage

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World Events (8)

1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers

The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1918

WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.

Name Meaning

English:

from the personal name Hichun, a diminutive of Hich (see Hitch ).

from the Middle English personal name Hich (see Hitch ) with the characteristically West Midland genitival suffix -en.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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