Sarah Dunford

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Dunford was born in 1821, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Dunford, was 28 and her mother, Mary Blair, was 25. She married Joseph Janes on 16 July 1843, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 8 September 1890, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69, and was buried in England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Janes
1823–1883
Sarah Dunford
1821–1890
Marriage: 16 July 1843
Emma Janes
1843–1919
Ellen Janes
1845–1919
Martha Janes
1847–1932
John Henry Janes
1849–1928
Anna Maria Janes
1851–1851
William Dunford Janes
1856–1857

Sources (29)

  • Sarah Jones in household of Joseph Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Sarah, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Sarah Dunford, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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World Events (6)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

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

habitational name from Dunford Bridge, in Thurlstone (Yorkshire), so called from the river Don (a British name possibly meaning ‘river’) + Old English ford ‘ford’, or from Dunford House in Methley (Yorkshire), named in Old English as ‘Dunn's ford’ (see Dunn 2).

variant of Durnford, a habitational name from Durnford in Wiltshire, arising from Old English dierne + ford ‘hidden ford’. Alternatively, the name may perhaps arise from Dunford, alias Durnford, in Addlestone (Surrey).

English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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