When William Berry was born on 10 April 1830, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Berry, was 28 and his mother, Mary Meek, was 26. He married Jane Brown on 20 April 1855, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. In 1871, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as general labourer in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in March 1892, at the age of 61.
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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.
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Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .
English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.
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