James Middleton

Brief Life History of James

James Middleton was born in 1877, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England as the son of Alfred Middleton. He married Bertha Botham on 14 April 1900, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 1 September 1948, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

James Middleton
1877–1948
Bertha Botham
1877–1933
Marriage: 14 April 1900
Leonard H Middleton
1904–
William Middleton
1908–
Albert Middleton
1910–
Charles Middleton
1913–

Sources (23)

  • James Middleton, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
  • Derbyshire Registrars Birth Index
  • Middleton, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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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: habitational name from any of the places so called. In over thirty instances from many different areas, the name is from Old English midel ‘middle’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. However, Middleton on the Hill near Leominster in Herefordshire appears in Domesday Book as Miceltune, the first element clearly being Old English micel ‘large’, ‘great’ (see Middlebrook ). Middleton Baggot and Middleton Priors in Shropshire have early spellings that suggest gem̄thhyll (from gem̄th ‘confluence’ + hyll ‘hill’) + tūn as the origin. This surname is also found in Scotland and Ireland.

History: A Scottish family of this name derives it from lands at Middleto(u)n near Kincardine. The Scottish physician Peter Middleton practiced in New York City after 1752 and was one of the founders of the medical school at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1767. One of the earliest of the Charleston, SC, Middleton family of prominent legislators was Arthur Middleton, born in Charleston in 1681. The name has also been established in Ireland since at least the 13th century; its presence was reinforced by settlers in the 17th century.

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

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