Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Altham was born in 1863, in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Altham, was 28 and his mother, Mary Sarah Sproat, was 22. He married Jane Altham in 1889. He lived in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in 1936, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.
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- William H Altham in household of Joseph H Horton, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Henry Altham, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Hy Altham, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
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).
Name Meaning
English: locative name from Altham (Lancs), recorded as Elvetham in about 1150, Aluetham in 1308.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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