Ruth Annie Dunwell

Female21 June 1884–September 1957

Brief Life History of Ruth Annie

When Ruth Annie Dunwell was born on 21 June 1884, in Stanningley, Yorkshire, England, her father, David Dunwell, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann, was 36. She married Seth Pontefract on 26 December 1914, in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Bramley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in September 1957, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Seth Pontefract
1882–1952
Ruth Annie Dunwell
1884–1957
Marriage: 26 December 1914

Sources (2)

  • Ruth Ann Dunwell in household of David Dunwell, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Ruth Dunwell in household of David Dunwell, "England and Wales Census, 1901"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 December 1914Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (6)

    1908

    Age 24

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    1915 · Zeppelin Raid

    Age 31

    During WWI Zeppelin raids took place all over England. The first of the raids happened from June 6-7, 1915, in Hull, East Yorkshire, England. During the attack 24 people were killed 40 injured, and 40 houses destroyed.

    1924

    Age 40

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

    Name Meaning

    English:

    topographic or habitational name from Middle English don, dun(ne) ‘dark’ + wel(le) ‘water source, stream’. The name may be topographic, denoting someone who lived ‘(by the) dark stream’, or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Dunwell in Ugborough (Devon). It is likely that many instances of the surname derive from a lost or as yet unidentified place in Yorkshire.

    from a Middle English continuation of the Old English personal name Dūnweald, from dūn ‘hill’ + weald ‘power’.

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

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