Brief Life History of Michael Claude Hamilton
When Captain Hon. Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes-Lyon was born on 1 October 1893, in St Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Claude George Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, was 38 and his mother, Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck, was 31. He married Elizabeth Margaret Cator on 2 February 1928. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 9 years. He died on 1 May 1953, in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 59, and was buried in Glamis, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Michael Claude Hamilton Bowes Lyon in household of Claude George Bowes Lyon, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Michael Claude Hamilton Lyon, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Bowes-Lyon, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1894 · Tower Bridge Completed
Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is built across the Thames and is a suspension bridge. It has gothic towers on either side of it and is sometimes confused with the London Bridge. It is also the oldest bridge in London.
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
form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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