James Garnett

Brief Life History of James

When James Garnett was born on 17 September 1843, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Garnett, was 43 and his mother, Ann Blagebrough, was 44. He married Lucy Barker in 1866, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 30 May 1903, in Little Horton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 59, and was buried in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

James Garnett
1843–1903
Hannah Dyson
1853–1940
Marriage: 24 February 1877
Emma Garnett
1877–1957
Ann Garnett
1879–1892
Irving Garnett
1883–1954

Sources (13)

  • James Garnett, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • James Garnett, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • James Garnett, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (4)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire, Westmorland, and Yorkshire): from a shortened form of the Old French personal name G(u)erinot, a diminutive of G(u)erin, a Central or Parisian Old French form of Werin or Warin (see Warren ). The development to Garnett is from the common late Middle English lowering of e to a before r + consonant.

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

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