Brief Life History of James
When James Harding was born in 1867, in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Frederick Harding, was 25 and his mother, Eve George, was 25. He lived in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.
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- James Harding in household of Fredrick Harding, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Harding -
- James Harding in household of Frederick Harding, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
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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: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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