Elias Webber Emmett

Brief Life History of Elias Webber

When Elias Webber Emmett was born in 1858, in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, Elias Emmett, was 29 and his mother, Ellen Webber, was 29. He married Catherine Chumbley on 28 February 1880, in Church of St Andrew, Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Islington St Bartholomew, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Edmonton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He was buried in Streatham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Elias Webber Emmett
1858–1929
Catherine Chumbley
1851–
Marriage: 28 February 1880
Elias George Emmett
1880–1954
Catharine Emmett
1882–
William Ralph Emmett
1884–1939
James Fielle Emmett
1887–1936
John Rowland Emmett
1889–1952
Frank Charles Emmett
1892–

Sources (8)

  • Elias W Emmett, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elias Webber Emmett - Government record: birth-name: Elias Webber Emmett
  • Elias Webber Emmett, "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992"

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Name Meaning

English:

from the Middle English female personal name Emmot, an interchangeable pet form of Emma, first introduced into England from France by the Normans, among whom it was extremely popular. Compare Emm .

habitational name from either Emmot near Colne (Lancashire) or Emmett in Bishop's Tawton (Devon). The former is from Old English ēa-gemōt ‘junction of the streams’. The latter is from Old English emnet ‘plain, level ground’, referring to the flat land here.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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