Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Abbott was born in 1829, in Alconbury, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Abbott, was 26 and his mother, Rebecca Critchley, was 34. He married Mary Mott in 1848, in Alconbury Weston, Huntingdonshire, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Alconbury, Huntingdonshire, England in 1881. He died in 1912, in Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83.
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- Josiah Abbott, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Josiah, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Josiah Abbott, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .
History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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