Claude Alfred Earnshaw

Male5 April 1898–September 1981

Brief Life History of Claude Alfred

When Claude Alfred Earnshaw was born on 5 April 1898, in High Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, his father, Claude Earnshaw, was 37 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Finlinson, was 30. He married Elizabeth E Burton in 1930, in London, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died in September 1981, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83.

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Claude Alfred Earnshaw
1898–1981
Elizabeth E Burton
Marriage: 1930

Sources (1)

  • Claude A Earnshaw in household of Claude Earnshaw, "England and Wales Census, 1901"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1930London, England, United Kingdom
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1904 · The Entente Cordiale

    Age 6

    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 10

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High

    Age 23

    British unemployment reached a post-war high in July 1921 of 2.5 million people.

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Earnshaw in Bradfield, Yorkshire. The placename means ‘eagle wood’, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + sceaga ‘small wood, copse’.

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

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