Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Bales was born on 16 December 1876, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Bales, was 26 and her mother, Mary Ann Geeson, was 27. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Henry Arthur Kirkby. She lived in Spittlegate, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died on 21 April 1963, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 86.
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- Mary E Bales in household of George Bales, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Mary Elizabeth Kirkby in entry for Elizabeth Kirkby, "England, Lincolnshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
- Mary E Bales in household of George Bales, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
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World Events (8)
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).
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.
Name Meaning
English: either a variant of Bale , with excrescent -s, or a variant of Bayliss .
English: habitational name from Bayles in Alston, Cumbria.
Slovak and Czech (Báleš, rarely Baleš): from a pet form of Bal, a short form of the personal name Baltazar (Slovak Baltazár).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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