Brief Life History of Ernest
When Ernest Hanks was born on 20 May 1881, in Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Hanks, was 34 and his mother, Fanny Smith, was 27. He married Eliza Ann Davies in April 1910, in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1939.
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- Ernest Hanks in household of William Hanks, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- GRO - birth record
- Ernest Hanks, "England and Wales National Register, 1939"
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World Events (8)
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890 · Welsh Industry Affected by U.S Tariff
In 1890, President McKinley and Congress passed the McKinley Tariff, which have had direct effect on Southern Wales. All foreign exports were taxed, including tinplates from the iron and copper mines in Wales.
1914
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Hanke, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In England this personal name was a shortened form of both Hankin and Hancock , both of which were used as pet forms of Henry . The equivalent Middle Dutch names Hanke and Hankin, however, had the sense ‘young John’ and may have been introduced to England by Flemish settlers after the Conquest. There is no evidence to support the suggestion that an English hereditary surname was formed from the Old Norse personal name Anki, a diminutive of personal names such as Arngrim and Arnketill.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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