William Beach

Brief Life History of William

When William Beach was born in 1876, in Inkberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Beach, was 22 and his mother, Jane Hill, was 20. He had at least 1 son and 4 daughters with Fanny Richardson. He lived in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

William Beach
1876–
Fanny Richardson
1872–
Victoria Maude Beach
1898–
Lavinia May Beach
1900–2002
Charles Edward Beach
1902–
Marguerite Ada Beach
1906–
Edna Millie Beach
1910–

Sources (4)

  • William Beach in household of Richard Beach, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • William Beach in household of Richard Beach, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • William Beach, "England and Wales Census, 1901"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

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

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English beche ‘beech-tree’ (Old English bēce) or Middle English beche ‘stream’ (Old English bæce). Middle English beche may be from Old English bēce ‘beech’ or bæce ‘stream’, and without further evidence it is impossible to distinguish these in Middle English.

Americanized form of Alsatian and German Bitsch: habitational name from Bitche (German Bitsch) in Alsace and Lorraine, at the foot of the northern slope of the Vosges.

Americanized form of German (mainly Hesse) Bitsch: unexplained.

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

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