Violet Maud Willett

Brief Life History of Violet Maud

When Violet Maud Willett was born on 1 November 1894, in St Olave, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, her father, Walter Benjamin Willett, was 34 and her mother, Ann Neale, was 32. She lived in Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom in 1911.

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Family Time Line

Walter Benjamin Willett
1860–
Ann Neale
1861–
Elizabeth Ann Willett
1885–
Florence Louisa Willett
1886–
Edith Nellie Willett
1887–
Walter Henry Willett
1889–1979
Frank Day Willett
1891–1891
May Willett
1891–
Arthur John Willett
1893–1930
Amy Willett
1894–
Violet Maud Willett
1894–
Jessie Willett
1896–
Maud Charlotte Willett
1898–
Frank John Willett
1899–1986
Samuel Edward Willett
1902–1984
Woodall Hales Willett
1903–1904

Sources (2)

  • Violet Willett in household of Walter Willett, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
  • Violet Willett in household of JOHN, "England and Wales Census, 1911"

World Events (8)

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.

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: from the Middle English personal names Wilot, Wilet, pet forms of Will , itself a short form of William .

English: sometimes a variant of Willard .

English: perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Willet, in Elworthy (Somerset). It is from an earlier name of Doniford Stream, which rises at Willet, and is probably a compound of Old English wiell, will ‘spring’ + an unrecorded gīete ‘stream’.

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

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