Brief Life History of George
When George Edwards was born about 1847, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Edwards, was 26 and his mother, Mary Edwards, was 27. He lived in Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851.
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Sources (3)
- George Edwards, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Edwards - Government record: Census record: birth-name: George Edwards
- George Edwards in household of John Edwards, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
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World Events (8)
1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
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.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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