Helen Thistlethwaite
1890–1987 (Age 96)
Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Helen
When Helen Thistlethwaite was born on 20 March 1890, in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Henry Thistlethwaite, was 26 and her mother, Alice Elizabeth Dixon, was 28. She lived in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. She died in 1987, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 97.
Family Time Line
William Henry Thistlethwaite
1863–1944
Alice Elizabeth Dixon
1861–1945
Bernard Thistlethwaite
1888–1960
Helen Thistlethwaite
1890–1987
Parents & Siblings
1863–1944Male
1861–1945Female
siblings
(2)
1888–1960Male
1890–1987Female
World Events (8)
1908
Age 18
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1915 · Zeppelin Raid
Age 25
During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.
1918
Age 28
WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a minor place in the parish of Lancaster called Thistlethwaite, from Middle English thistle + thwaite ‘meadow’ ( see Thwaites ), i.e. a meadow overgrown with thistles.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Ellen Thistlethwaite in household of Wm H Thistlethwaite, "England and Wales Census, 1891"- Helen Thistlethwaite in household of William Henry Thistlethwaite, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Helen Thistlethwaite, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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