Brief Life History of Robert Henry
When Robert Henry Dove was born on 24 April 1854, in Market Weighton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Dove, was 29 and his mother, Ann Hartley, was 23. He married Martha Readman on 2 June 1877, in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Market Weighton, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died in 1884, in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 30.
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- H in household of Henry Dove, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: Robert Henry Dove - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Robert Henry Dove
- Robert Henry Dove, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
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).
Name Meaning
English: from an Old English female personal name Dūfe, from Old English dūfe ‘dove’, occasionally perhaps from Old Norse dúfa ‘dove’, used also as a byname. The name might also have been applied as a nickname for a mild and gentle person or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves.
Scottish: variant of Duff .
North German and Dutch: nickname for a deaf or dull man, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dōf, do(o)ve.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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