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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- 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"
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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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