Mahlah Lamb

1885–1954 (Age 69)
North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Mahlah

When Mahlah Lamb was born in 1885, in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Lamb, was 39 and her mother, Maria Lamb, was 44. She married William Staves on 15 May 1905, in North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1954, in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

Mahlah Lamb
1885–1954
William Staves
1880–1936
Marriage: 15 May 1905
Harold Staves
1905–1980
William (Bill) Staves
1907–1978
Hilda Staves
1908–1995
Ernest Staves
1909–1913
Jack Staves
1911–1911
Mary Staves
1911–1987
Walter Staves
1912–1979
Mahlah Staves
1914–1953
Elizabeth Staves
1916–1932
Kathleen Staves
1918–2006

Spouse & Children

  • Mahlah Lamb

    Female1885–1954Female

  • William Staves

    Male1880–1936Male

MARRIAGE
15 May 1905
North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
children

(10)

  • Harold Staves

    Male1905–1980Male

  • William (Bill) Staves

    Male1907–1978Male

  • Hilda Staves

    Female1908–1995Female

  • Ernest Staves

    Male1909–1913Male

  • Jack Staves

    Male1911–1911Male

+5 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • John Lamb

    Male1846–Male

  • Maria Lamb

    Female1841–Female

siblings

(6)

  • Anne Maria Lamb

    Female1868–Female

  • William Lamb

    Male1871–Male

  • John Lamb

    Male1872–Male

  • Henry Lamb

    Male1876–Male

  • George Frederick Lamb

    Male1883–Male

+1 More Child

World Events (6)

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

Age 19

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.
1908

Age 23

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1924

Age 39

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

Name Meaning

1 English: from Middle English lamb, a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of lambs. See also Lamm .2 English: from a short form of the personal name Lambert .3 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ( see Lane 3). MacLysaght comments: ‘The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudotranslation (uan ‘lamb’), is now much more numerous than O’Loan itself.’

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Mahalah Lamb in household of Maria Lamb, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Mahlah Lamb, "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
  • Mahlah Lamb, "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"

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