Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Aubrey was born on 21 December 1860, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Aubrey, was 33 and his mother, Susannah Cheatham, was 34. He married Eliza Martin on 19 November 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 April 1940, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Thomas Awberry in household of Thomas Awberry, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas Aubray, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Thomas Aubrey, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English male personal name Albry, Aubry, or Aubery, a borrowing of Old French Alberi, Aubri (from ancient Germanic Alberic, which is composed of the elements alb ‘elf’ and ric ‘powerful’).
English: from the Middle English female personal name Albrey, Aubrey, a borrowing from Old French Albree, Aubree, Auberee (from ancient Germanic Albrad(a)).
English: variant of Abery, a habitational name from a local pronunciation of Avebury, Wiltshire. The placename derives from Old English burh ‘stronghold, fortified place’, with an uncertain first element, possibly the Old English personal name Afa.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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