Samuel Hayes

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Hayes was born on 8 June 1820, in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Hayes, was 44 and his mother, Abigail Lester, was 37. He married Ann Wood on 15 November 1846, in Morley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died in 1893, in Long Whatton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Hayes
1820–1893
Ann Wood
1821–1856
Marriage: 15 November 1846
Samuel Hayes
1847–
Harriet Hayes
1850–
Henry Hayes
1854–

Sources (17)

  • Samuel Hayes, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Saml. Hayse, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Samuel Hayes, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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World Events (6)

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.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.

English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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