Elizabeth Ann Johnson

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann

When Elizabeth Ann Johnson was born in 1878, in Driffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Johnson, was 43 and her mother, Rachel Anne Noble, was 32.

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Family Time Line

William Johnson
1835–
Rachel Anne Noble
1846–
Tom Johnson
1875–
Mary Johnson
1876–1876
Ada Johnson
1877–
Elizabeth Ann Johnson
1878–
Emma Johnson
1880–
Clara Johnson
1883–1883
Kate Johnson
1884–1885
George Johnson
1886–1886

Sources (2)

  • Elizabeth A Johnson in household of William Johnson, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • 1881 census 13 Middle Street North, Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England from Find My Past. + Birth dates from GRO Index, England

World Events (3)

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1915 · Zeppelin Raid

During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.

History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

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

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