Harry Kendal Vickers

1893–1978 (Age 85)
Loweswater, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Harry Kendal

When Harry Kendal Vickers was born on 11 January 1893, in Loweswater, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Vickers, was 34 and his mother, Isabella Fitzsimons, was 33. He married Sarah Jane Sanderson in January 1920, in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Buttermere, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Cockermouth, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died on 30 October 1978, in Cleator, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Harry Kendal Vickers
1893–1978
Sarah Jane Sanderson
1892–1970
Marriage: January 1920
John Kendal Vickers
1933–2017

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
January 1920
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
children

(1)

  • John Kendal Vickers

    Male1933–2017Male

Parents & Siblings

  • John Vickers

    Male1859–1934Male

  • Isabella Fitzsimons

    Female1859–1918Female

siblings

(4)

World Events (8)

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

Age 11

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908

Age 15

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1918

Age 25

WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic for the son of a vicar or, perhaps in most cases, an occupational name for the servant of a vicar ( see Vicker ). In many cases it may represent an elliptical form of a topographic name. Compare Parsons .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Harry Kendal Vickers in household of John Vickers, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Harry K Vickers in household of John Vickers, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
  • Harry K Vickers, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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