Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Gilbert was born in 1835, in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Isaac Gilbert II, was 24 and her mother, Ann Sopp, was 25. She married Joseph Griffin on 28 November 1861, in East Grafton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Grafton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Grafton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911.
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- Eliza Griffen, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Elizabeth Gilbert, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Gilbert, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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 (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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