Olive May Afford

Brief Life History of Olive May

When Olive May Afford was born on 1 September 1900, in Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Richard Afford, was 27 and her mother, Kate Susannah Cook, was 21. She died in 1961, in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Richard Afford
1873–1955
Kate Susannah Cook
1878–1957
Olive May Afford
1900–1961
Edward Cyril Afford
1902–
Gladys Fanny Afford
1904–1986
William Afford
1907–

Sources (7)

  • Olive May Afford in household of Joseph Richard Afford, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  • England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
  • She died in a Convent- She was a Nun working as a nurse.

World Events (8)

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.

1918

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

Name Meaning

English: locative name from Middle English atte forde, a forde ‘at the ford’ (Old English ford ‘ford, river crossing’). Compare Ford .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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