Brief Life History of John Rice
When John Rice Barfett was born on 22 May 1825, in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles William Barfoot, was 26 and his mother, Ann Rice, was 24. He married Charlott Maria Knight on 7 August 1850, in Bideford, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Bideford, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1851. In 1871, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as harness maker. He died on 7 August 1895, in Newcastle, Durham, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 70.
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- John Barfett, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John Rice Barfit, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Barfett, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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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.
1854 · The Crimean War
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: habitational name from various places, for example Chipping (High) Barnet, East Barnet, and Friern Barnet in Greater London, named with Old English bærnet ‘place cleared by burning’ (a derivative of bærnan ‘to burn, to set light to’).
English (of Norman origin): from a medieval personal name, a variant of Bernard .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): this surname has been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews in the English-speaking world, perhaps as an Anglicized form of a vaguely similar Jewish name such as Baruch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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