Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Vockins was born on 21 November 1819, in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Vockins, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Greenaway, was 40. He married Jane Bird in 1839, in Hungerford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. In 1861, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as agricultural labourer in Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England. He died on 16 October 1882, in Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 62.
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- Charles Vaggins, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Charles Vockins, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Legacy NFS Source: Charles Vockins - Government record: death: 16 October 1882; Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
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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
English: of uncertain origin and derivation; perhaps a locative name from Woking (Surrey), with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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