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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- 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"
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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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