Brief Life History of Augustus Walter
When Augustus Walter Bromley was born on 31 July 1846, in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Michael Bromley, was 41 and his mother, Mary Oxenbold, was 37. He married Laura A. Johnson on 6 September 1869, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as lumber measurer. He died on 14 May 1902, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in East Saint Louis Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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- Augustus Bromley in household of John Bromley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Augustus Walter Bromley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Augs W Bromley, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places called Bromley, in Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent (now in Greater London), Greater London, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, Shropshire, and elsewhere. Most are named with Old English brōm ‘broom’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, but Bromley (near Bow) in Greater London is from Old English bræmbel ‘bramble’ + lēah.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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