Word: childless
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John Harvard died at the age of 30 in 1638 of consumption, though no one is sure whether it really was tuberculosis. On his deathbed, the childless minister and graduate of Cambridge University in England bequeathed half of his estate and all of his books to a very small, very new school in Cambridge, Mass. That school, flattered and enriched by his gift, named itself after...
Because John Harvard died childless, he has no direct descendants. However, a branch of the family, probably descended from John Harvard's cousin, Robert, still exists in England, and several members bear "Harvard" as either their first or last name...
...NSPCC (the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)." Suspicious of the ad, the Times checked and found that no such deaths had been reported in Penzance and that Princess Margaret of Hesse, 72, who happened to be visiting Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral, was actually childless. Scotland Yard traced the ad to Rita Coleman, a local magistrate, who said a mysterious "Countess Maggie," whom she had never met, had contacted her at a charity she worked with and asked her to place the death notice of her three children...
Since 1970, the number of first births to women age 25 and older has more than doubled, while first births to women under 25 have declined. As many as one- fourth of all women of childbearing age may remain childless. The lowest total fertility rate in American history, 1.7, occurred...
...childless couple in Los Angeles with a combined salary of $82,000 and rental income of $10,400 from an apartment they own. They use the long tax form because of their many deductions. They pay $32,684 in interest on their house, two cars, personal loans, credit-card accounts and the rental property. The couple pays $4,952 in state and local taxes...