Brief Life History of Edith
When Edith Brough was born in 1876, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Brough, was 32 and her mother, Eliza Mellor, was 33. She lived in Lowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 25 August 1957, at the age of 81.
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- Edith Brough in household of Charles Brough, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Edith Brough in household of Charles Brough, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Edith Templeton in household of Henry Herculi Skinner Templeton, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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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 and Scottish: habitational name from any of various English places called Brough or Burgh. See Burgh .
Scottish: habitational name from Brough in Harray (Orkney).
Americanized form of German Brauch or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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