Brief Life History of William Edward
When William Edward Meeks was born on 28 December 1891, in South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Watson Meeks, was 30 and his mother, Alice Crammond, was 30. He married Clara Campbell on 25 June 1912, in South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom. He died on 16 June 1976, in South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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- William Meeks in household of John Meeks, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- William Edward Meeks, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Meeks, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1904 · The Entente Cordiale
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
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1914
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
English (Cambridgeshire): variant of Meek , with post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Mix .
Dutch: patronymic from Meek 3.
History: Thomas Meeks (born c. 1624 in London) emigrated to New Haven, CT, in or before 1643. In 17th-century New Haven this surname was also spelled Meekes, Mix, and Mixx.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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