Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Cope was born on 10 September 1812, in Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Cope, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Seamer, was 34.
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Sources (2)
- Elizabeth Cope, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Cope, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
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World Events (8)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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 (Midlands): from Middle English cope ‘cloak, cape’ (from Old English cāp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape .
Americanized form of German Koob or Kopp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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