William Whitby
28 May 1905–17 January 1984 (Age 78)
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of William
William Whitby was born on 28 May 1905, in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Mary Moore in 1931. He died on 17 January 1984, in his hometown, at the age of 78.
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Family Time Line
William Whitby
1905–1984
Mary Moore
1906–1983
Marriage: 1931
Spouse and Children
1905–1984Male
1906–1983Female
Marriage
1931Wortley, Yorkshire, England
World Events (8)
1908
Age 3
1908
Age 3
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1915 · Zeppelin Raid
Age 10
1915 · Zeppelin Raid
Age 10
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.
1940
Age 35
1940
Age 35
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the port in North Yorkshire named Whitby, from Old Norse hvítr ‘white’ or the personal name Hvíti + býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’, or from a place of the same name in Cheshire, originally named with Old English hwīt ‘white’ (i.e. stone-built) + burh ‘manor house’, ‘fortified place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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