John Henry Marr

Male21 May 1929–15 May 2003

Brief Life History of John Henry

John Henry Marr was born on 21 May 1929, in Victoria, Australia. He lived in Trafalgar, Victoria, Australia for about 5 years. He died on 15 May 2003, in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 73.

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    World Events (8)

    1939

    Age 10

    Australia joins Britain in declaration of war on Germany.

    1940

    Age 11

    Australia declares war on Italy.

    1950

    Age 21

    Australian troops sent to Korea.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: habitational name from the district of Mar in Aberdeenshire, an ancient tribal name probably based on a Brittonic personal name Marsos. There may have been confusion with Mair 2.

    English: habitational name from one or other of various places called from Old Norse marr ‘fen, marsh’, such as Marr, High and Low Marr in Wheldrake, and The Marrs in Swine (all Yorkshire).

    German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Marro.

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

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