Brief Life History of John
When John Noble was born on 7 April 1831, in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Mark Noble, was 40 and his mother, Mary Moore, was 32. He married Mercy Emma Birtwistle on 21 June 1852, in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Harwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Harwood, Lancashire, England for about 20 years. He died in Rishton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- John Noble in household of Mark Noble, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Noble, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Noble, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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, Scottish, and French: status name or nickname from Middle English, Old French noble ‘high-born, distinguished, illustrious’ (from Latin nobilis), denoting someone of lofty birth or character, or someone who poses as a nobleman, or perhaps also ironically someone of low station. The surname has been established in Ireland since the 13th century, but was re-introduced in the 17th century and is now found mainly in Ulster. Compare French Lenoble .
Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Knöbel, Knobel , and Nobel .
Spanish: nickname from noble ‘noble’ or ‘courteous, kind’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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