Edith Barraclough

Brief Life History of Edith

When Edith Barraclough was born on 14 February 1872, in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Sidney Barraclough, was 40 and her mother, Mary Ellen Siddall, was 31. She lived in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 21 July 1918, in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 46, and was buried in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Sidney Barraclough
1832–1912
Mary Ellen Siddall
1840–1915
Fred Barraclough
1870–1942
Edith Barraclough
1872–1918
Arthur Barraclough
1877–1952

Sources (4)

  • Edith Barraclough in household of Sidney Barraclough, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Edith Barraclough in household of Sidney Barraclough, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Edith Barraclough in household of Sidney Barraclough, "England and Wales Census, 1911"

World Events (6)

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 (mainly Yorkshire): habitational name from a lost place in Southowram near Halifax, Yorkshire, named with Old English bearu ‘grove’ + clōh ‘ravine’.

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

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