Brief Life History of Gladys May
When Gladys May Sankey was born in 1899, in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Horkley Sankey, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Jane Ramsell, was 22. She lived in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. She died on 3 December 1908, at the age of 9, and was buried in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (5)
- Gladys Sankey in household of Daniel Sankey, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- Gladys May Sankey, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Gladys May Sankey, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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World Events (2)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
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
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Sankey in Prescot (Lancashire), from the river Sankey, the etymological origin of which is uncertain.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Seanchaidhe ‘son of the chronicler’, a name found in Sligo and Leitrim. However, it is more commonly Anglicized as Fox , as the result of an erroneous association with sionnach ‘fox’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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