Brief Life History of George James
When George James Rix was born in 1867, in Bixley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Thomas Rix, was 40 and his mother, Julia Housego, was 33. He married Eliza Mary Ann Lovick in December 1888, in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He immigrated to Canada in 1911 and lived in Huron, Ontario, Canada in 1911 and Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario, Canada in 1931. He died on 26 November 1956, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 89.
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- George J Rix, "Canada Census, 1931"
- George James Rix, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- George James Rix, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1869
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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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 and German: variant of Ricks with -x as a spelling of -cks.
English: in southwestern England sometimes a spelling of Ricks 1, from Old English (West Saxon) rixe ‘rush’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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