Jane Godwin

Female1856–

Brief Life History of Jane

Jane Godwin was born in 1856, in Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Kingston, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1871.

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  • Jane Godwin in household of George Smith, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

World Events (3)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 24

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Age 28

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1908

Age 52

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English:

from the common Old English personal name Godwine, a compound of god ‘god’ + wine ‘friend, protector, lord’, which survived the Conquest. Compare Goodwin , with which it has most probably been confused.

alternatively, the name may occasionally derive from an Old English female personal name Godwynn.

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

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