Brief Life History of Arthur
When Arthur Cottman was born in 1841, in Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Cottman, was 34 and his mother, Harriet Susanna Wolfe, was 31. He married Mary Maria Crafer on 5 August 1861, in Monken Hadley, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died in 1879, in Brentford, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 38.
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- Arthur Cottman in household of George Cottman, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Arthur Cottman, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Arthur Cottman, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected
George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English (Durham): variant of Coatman, either a status name from Middle English cot(e) ‘cottage’ + mann ‘man’ (corresponding to medieval Latin bordarius), denoting a cottager or cotset, in Scotland a cottar, or an occupational name from Middle English cote ‘outer garment, coat’ + man, probably denoting a maker or seller of coats. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Americanized form of German Kottmann (see Kottman ) or Kothmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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