Brief Life History of Miriam Ann
When Miriam Ann Cornwell was born in 1868, in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Cornwall, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Cornford, was 35. She married Reuben Catt in 1885, in Hailsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Heathfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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- Miriam A Catt in household of Reuben Catt, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Miriam Ann Cornwall, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Miriam Ann Cornwall, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"
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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:
habitational name from Cornwell in Oxfordshire, named from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ + well(a) ‘spring, stream’.
variant of Cornwall or Cornhill; in southeastern England mainly a habitational name from Cornhill in London but elsewhere alternatively from Cornhill (Northumberland) or one of the many minor places so called, often becoming Cornell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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