Brief Life History of Emma Lydia Prior
When Emma Lydia Prior Watkinson was born in 1853, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edwin Frederick Watkinson, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Prior Turner, was 28. She married John Statham on 6 October 1883, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Litchurch, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 29 January 1921, in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 68.
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- Emma Statham, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emma Watkinson - Government record: birth-name: Emma Watkinson
- Emma Lydia P Watkinson, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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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 (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the medieval personal name Watkin , a pet form of Walter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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