Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Mead was born in 1859, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Mead, was 30 and her mother, Sarah Watts, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Elizabeth Mead in household of William Mead, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Mead - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Elizabeth Mead
- Elizabeth Mead in household of William Mead, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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World Events (8)
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).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
Name Meaning
English:
topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd), or a habitational name from one or more of the many places so named, such as Meads in Harford (Devon).
perhaps from Middle English mede ‘mead, alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water’, possibly denoting one who was fond of the drink or who made or sold mead. Compare Meader .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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