In 1875, The Times newspaper published the first daily weather map, London's sewer system was completed after 30 years of construction, and Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to swim the English Channel
Below is a selection of names from the GRO Birth Records for England and Wales in 1875. All are first names and middle names — the surnames are not included unless indicated by 'sn' — and have been checked against other records for accuracy.
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Albion Phoenix
Armageddon Danbury
Athelstan Vivian Read
Bertram Canon (sn: Ball)
Butler Barnabas (sn: Baldwin)
Eudolphine John
Gryffudd Maenllwyd
Havelock Varley
Inglewood Urban
James Experiment
John Xerxes
Lovelace Bigg
Moncrieff Henry
Northwood Fellow (sn: Woodward) -- nicknamed "Norrie" according to 1911 census.
Octavius Ulric Samuel
Old England (sn: Goodson)
Orlando Laurence
Overstreet Grogan Waring
Pliny Wardour
Trevor Owen
Undecimus
Urquhart Selby
Valentine Hercules
Ventura Richard
Vespin Randolph
Victor Lucullus Octavius Augustus
Voltaire James
Whatnall Poynton
Xavier Royal Alfred
Zephaniah Marquis W
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Adriana Katie
Alice Sylvestia
Azella Henrietta
Bathsheba Laura
Caroline Delitia
Cleopatra Ophelia Leonora Verina
Clotilda Christian
Eleanor Vivia
Esmeralda Silence
Franceline Louise
Guinevere Amy Sara
Hermon Susannah
India Hannah M
Isoline Lily
Lavinia Venus
Loveday Tryphena
Lucilla Constantia W
Lurline Celeste I
Lyontine Kate Covil
Magdalen Avarina
Marion Sapientia
Mary Brilliana
Maud Maraquita
Millicinda Viletta Jane
Minnie Mazilla
Olympia Augusta
Orpah Selina
Rania Jane
Robinette Alice
Rose Budd
Sabra Zenora
Vanda Mary
Vartoui Rosa
Vectis Augusta
Verderina
Vestal Mary
Zingra Laura
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