Brief Life History of Silas
When Silas Martin was born on 1 January 1830, in Blewbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Martin, was 39 and his mother, Hannah Beesley, was 31. He married Ann Mayne before 1851, in Berkshire, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in South Moreton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 40 years. In 1851, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as cordwainer - a maker of new shoes from new leather in South Moreton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in Moreton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Silas Martin, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Silas Martin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Silas Martin in entry for Jason Martin and Rosa Aylett, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"
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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, Scottish, Irish, French, Walloon, Breton, Dutch, Flemish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Italian (Veneto); Spanish (Martín): from a personal name derived from Latin Martinus, itself a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’. This was borne by a famous 4th-century Christian saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In North America, the surname Martin has absorbed cognates and derivatives from other languages, e.g. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Marcin , Albanian Martini , Polish surnames beginning with Marcin-, and Slovenian patronymics like Martinčič (see Martincic ). Martin is the most frequent surname in France and one of the most frequent surnames in Wallonia.
English: variant of Marton .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mártain, ‘descendant of Martin’ (compare 1 above). Otherwise, a shortened form of Gilmartin or McMartin ; sometimes also spelled Martyn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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