Brief Life History of John
When John Rafferty was born in 1881, in Swinton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Patrick Rafftery, was 38 and his mother, Catherine Phillips, was 36. He had at least 2 sons with Catherine Bullivant. He lived in Worsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Pendlebury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died in March 1961, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.
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- John Rafftry in household of Patsy Rafftry, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- John Rafftery in household of Patrick Rafftery, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- John Raftery in household of Patrick Raftery, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Clodagh, Conor, Dermot, Donal, Eoin, Niall, Ronan.
Irish (Tyrone and Armagh): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rabhartaigh (earlier spelling Ó Raithbheartaigh) ‘descendant of Rabhartach’, a personal name meaning ‘flood tide’, hence ‘abundance, prosperity’. Compare McGroarty .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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