Brief Life History of James
When James Killingworth was born before 31 March 1839, in Walsoken, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Killingworth, was 11836 and his mother, Mary Ward, was 11836. He married Mary Ann Dunmore about September 1865. He lived in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died about December 1900, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- James Killingsworth in household of Mary Killingsworth, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- James Killingworth in the Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754
- Jas Killingworth in household of John Killingworth, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
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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: locative name from North and South Kilworth (Leics), which often has medial -ing- in medieval spellings (such as Killingworth, about 1291 in Taxatio Ecclesiastica), or from Killingworth (Northumb).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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