Sarah Covill
1823–
Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of Sarah
When Sarah Covill was born in 1823, in Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Covill, was 20 and her mother, Mary, was 20. She had at least 1 daughter with John Croft. She lived in Monksthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Great Steeping, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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Family Time Line
John Croft
1826–
Sarah Covill
1823–
Lucretia Croft
1850–1927
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1823
Age 0
1823
Age 0
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 10
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 10
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 31
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 31
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Covell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Covell
Sources (9)
- Sarah Croft in household of John Croft, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Sarah Croft in household of John Croft, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Sarah Croft in household of John Croft, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
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