Brief Life History of Claude George
When Claude George Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne was born on 14 March 1855, in Royal Borough of Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Claude George Bowes-Lyon 13th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was 30 and his mother, Frances Dora Smith, was 22. He married Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck on 16 July 1881, in Richmond, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom in 1918. He died on 7 November 1944, in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 89, and was buried in Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Claude Glamis, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Claude George Bowes Lyon, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Claude George Bowes Lyon, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
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1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
from the Latin name Claudius . It was borne by various early saints, but its popularity in France is largely due to the fame of the 7th-century St Claude of Besançon. This form is widely used in the English-speaking world and has superseded Claud as the preferred spelling in Britain and the United States.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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