Leslie Samuel Barber

Brief Life History of Leslie Samuel

When Leslie Samuel Barber was born on 17 May 1905, his father, Samuel Barber, was 38 and his mother, Eliza Jane Warren, was 37. He married Florence Mary Jones in July 1931, in Cannock, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Cannock, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died in January 1988, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, at the age of 82.

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Leslie Samuel Barber
1905–1988
Florence Mary Jones
1904–
Marriage: July 1931
Derick Barber
1934–1986

Sources (5)

  • Leslie Samuel Barbaer in household of Samuel Barbaer, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • Leslie S Barber, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Leslie Samuel Barber, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

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World Events (8)

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote

Women in England over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote on May 7, 1928.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).

Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).

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

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