Brief Life History of Matthew
When Matthew Slater was born on 5 February 1831, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Slater, was 24 and his mother, Mary Tyson, was 21. He died on 6 February 1833, at the age of 2, and was buried in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Matthew Slater, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Matthew, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mathew Slater - Individual or family possessions: birth: 5 February 1831; Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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World Events (1)
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.
Name Meaning
English:
occupational name for someone who lays slates on roofs, from Middle English sclat(t)er, occasionally slater ‘slater’ (a derivative of Old French esclate ‘slate’ + the Middle English agent suffix -er). See also Slate .
in Sussex and adjacent counties, Slater and Slatter are probably post-medieval pronunciations of Slaughter ; there seems to be no medieval evidence in the southern coast counties for the occupational name Slater in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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