Edward Joseph White

Brief Life History of Edward Joseph

When Edward Joseph White was born in 1863, in Alton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph White, was 43 and his mother, Eliza Tuersley, was 41. He married Christiana Catherine Muller on 30 November 1883, in Allora, Queensland, Australia. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 20 January 1949, in Allora, Queensland, Australia, at the age of 86, and was buried in Allora, Queensland, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Edward Joseph White
1863–1949
Christiana Catherine Muller
1863–1946
Marriage: 30 November 1883
Edward Joseph White
1884–1885
George Muller White
1885–1955
Christoph White
1887–1957
Ada Catherine White
1889–1954
Lillian Thursby White
1891–1963
Joseph Edward White
1893–1965
Florence Teressa White
1895–1962
Vereina White
1898–1968
Hilda May White
1900–1953

Sources (10)

  • Edward J White in household of Joseph White, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Edward Joseph White, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Edward Joseph White, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1867

End of transportation to Western Australia.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1892

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.

Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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