Brief Life History of Norman John
When Norman John Wragg was born on 18 May 1890, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Downing Wragg, was 43 and his mother, Maria Ronlisley, was 42. He lived in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 18 July 1916, in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France, at the age of 26, and was buried in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France.
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Sources (10)
- Norman John Wragg in household of Maria Wragg, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Norman John Wragg, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Norman John Wragg, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1847–1917 Male
1848–1916 Female
Siblings (9)
1868– Female
1869–1917 Male
1874–1968 Female
1876–1930 Female
1878–1922 Female
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World Events (7)
1894 · The Affair - Dreyfus is Accused of Treason
Age 4
1900
Age 10
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 14
Name Meaning
English (West Yorkshire and Derbyshire):
from the Old Norse (Old Danish) personal name Wraghi, of uncertain origin and meaning.
variant of Ragge, from Middle English ragge ‘scrap of cloth, flap (of a garment), rag’, perhaps for someone who wore tattered clothing or clothes ornamented with strips of fabric. Alternatively, ragge might have been a shortened form of Middle English ragged ‘tattered, shaggy’. Perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Rag Field in Wonersh (Surrey). The placename probably derives from Middle English ragge ‘moss, lichen’ (Old English ragge, a side-form of ragu).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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