Brief Life History of Maria
Maria Exton was born about 1825, in Lea, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Exton and Unknown. She married William Francis Butt in 1846, in Lea, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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Sources (5)
- Maria in entry for Henry Butt, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- Maria Butt in entry for Betsy Butt, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
- Mary Ann Exton in entry for William Thomas, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
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World Events (8)
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: habitational name from any of several places called Exton (Devon, Somerset, Rutland, and Hampshire). The first and second derive their name from the Celtic river name Exe, while the place in Hampshire, recorded in 940 as East Seaxnatune, comes from Old English Ēastseaxe ‘East Saxons’. The Rutland placename is derived from Old English oxa ‘oxen’. In each case, the final element is Old English tūn ‘settlement, enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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