Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Fowle was born on 16 January 1907, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry John Fowle, was 41 and her mother, Charlotte Maria Rowe, was 36. She married Joseph William Unsworth in 1926, in Easington, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Hetton near Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in 1975, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 68.
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- Ellen Fowle in household of Charlotte Maria Fowle, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Ellen Fowle, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Fowle, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1914 · Britain Enters the Great War
After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.
1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women in England over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote on May 7, 1928.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Foghel, Fughel (Old English Fugel, Fugol, from Old English fugol ‘fowl, bird’). Alternatively, a nickname from Middle English fughel, foghel, foul ‘fowl, bird’, either with reference to physical appearance, size, or behavior, or possibly also a nickname for someone who kept or sold birds.
Americanized form of German Faul .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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