Brief Life History of Caroline
When Caroline Lewis was born on 26 September 1845, in Clare, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Darley Lewis, was 24 and her mother, Caroline Keys, was 24. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with William Briggs. She lived in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in 1886, in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 41.
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- Caroline Briggs in household of William Briggs, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Caroline Lewis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Caroline Lewis in household of Thomas Lewis, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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Children (6)
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World Events (3)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
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).
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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