Brief Life History of William
William Berryman was born about 1821, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom as the son of Thomas Pitcher Berryman. He married Mary Ann Webb on 31 January 1841, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters.
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- William Berryman, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Pitcher Berryman - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1821; Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- William Pilcher Berryman, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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 (Cornwall): topographic name from Middle English bury, biry, bery ‘town, borough, castle, manor house’ (ultimately from the dative case, byrig, of Old English burh ‘stronghold, fortified place’) + man ‘man’. The name may also be occupational, denoting or servant at one of these.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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