When Martha Cope was born on 13 April 1878, in Tattenhall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Cope, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Randles, was 29. She married George Silvester in December 1898, in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Willaston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died in March 1917, in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 38.
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School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
In 1896, the Palm House opened. It was designed by Mackenzie and Moncur of Edinburgh. It was designed in the tradition of Joseph Paxton's glass houses and originally had a rich collection of exotic plants.
English (Midlands): from Middle English cope ‘cloak, cape’ (from Old English cāp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape .
Americanized form of German Koob or Kopp .
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