Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Kitts was born in 1831, in St Martin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. She had at least 1 son with George Claughton Williams.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mary Williams in household of George Claughton Williams, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Kitts - Company record: birth-name: Mary Kitts
- Mary Kitts, Spinster, "England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912"
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World Events (3)
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.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: variant of Kitt , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Kitz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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