Helen Catt (1823–1876) • FamilySearch

Helen Catt

about 1823–December 1876 (Age 53)
Ore, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Helen

When Helen Catt was born about 1823, in Ore, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jesse Catt, was 38 and her mother, Mary Furner, was 31. She had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with Aaron Foord. She died in December 1876, in Hastings, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Aaron Foord

1821–1863

Helen Catt

1823–1876

Ellen Jane Foord

1847–

Sarah Elizabeth Foord

1858–

Mary Ann Foord

1848–

William Spencer Foord

1851–1933

Jesse Foord

1853–

Aaron Foord

1856–

Francis D Foord

1861–

Spouse and Children

Aaron Foord

Male1821–1863Male

Helen Catt

Female1823–1876Female

children

(7)

Ellen Jane Foord

Female1847–Female

Mary Ann Foord

Female1848–Female

William Spencer Foord

Male1851–1933Male

Jesse Foord

Male1853–Male

Aaron Foord

Male1856–Male

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Parents and Siblings

Jesse Catt

Male1785–1832Male

Mary Furner

Female1792–1851Female

siblings

(9)

Male1812–1864Male

Male1814–Male

Male1817–1823Male

Male1818–Male

Male1820–Male

+4 More Children

World Events (4)

1823

Age 0

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

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.

1843

Age 20

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Catt

Helen

1 English: nickname from the animal, Middle English catte ‘cat’. The word is found in similar forms in most European languages from very early times (e.g. Gaelic cath, Slavic kotu). Domestic cats were unknown in Europe in classical times, when weasels fulfilled many of their functions, for example in hunting rodents. They seem to have come from Egypt, where they were regarded as sacred animals.2 English: from a medieval female personal name, a short form of Catherine .3 Variant spelling of German and Dutch Katt .

Possible Related Names

Catherine

Katt

Cate

Catts

Chatt

Gatto

Katz

Sources (3)

Ellen Foord, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Ellen Foord in household of Aaron Foord, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
Helen Foord in household of Aaron Foord, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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