Brief Life History of Jane
Jane Williams was born about 1823, in Paulton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. She married Henry Savage Gill on 25 December 1842, in Aberystruth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Lawrenceville, Old Forge, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 22 December 1889, in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Henry Gill, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Jane Williams, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Jane Gill, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
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World Events (8)
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
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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