Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Gilbert was born in 1845, in Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Gilbert, was 30 and her mother, Caroline Stephens, was 28. She married Henry Chinn on 18 June 1866, in Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Church Town in Constantine, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Camborne, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1881.
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- Ellen Chinn, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Ellen Gilbart, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Ellen Gilbert and Henry Chinn, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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.
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).
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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