Brief Life History of Gibbins William
When Gibbins William Ward was born in 1826, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Bryan Ward, was 35 and his mother, Jane Rice, was 31. He lived in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. In 1851, at the age of 25, his occupation is listed as baker. He died in 1854, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 28.
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Sources (5)
- William Ward, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Gibbins William Ward, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Gibbons William Ward, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).
English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.
Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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