Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Nelmes was born in 1826, in Tockington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Nelmes, was 49 and his mother, Ann Smith, was 47. He lived in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.
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- Benjamin Nelmes in household of William Mountford, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
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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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Elms , by misdivision of the expression atten elmes ‘at the elm-trees’ ( compare Nelham ).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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