Brief Life History of Bessy
When Bessy Gull was born in 1894, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jesse Gull, was 42 and her mother, Nancy Girling Sharman, was 39. She lived in Ipswich St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Bessie Gull in household of Thomas Gull, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- Legacy NFS Source: Bessy Gull - Government record: birth: 1894; Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Bessie Gull in household of Jesse Gull, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
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World Events (8)
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.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women in England over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote on May 7, 1928.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): nickname from Middle English gulle ‘gull’ or gul(le) (Old Norse gulr) ‘yellow, pale’ (of hair or complexion).
Swiss German: nickname for an irascible or unreliable person, from an Alemannic form of Latin gallus ‘rooster’.
German and Swiss German (Güll): see Guell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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