Peter Darlington

1831–
Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Peter

When Peter Darlington was born in 1831, in Bolton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Darlington, was 33 and his mother, Annie Evans, was 30. He lived in Little Lever, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.

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Family Time Line

James Darlington
1798–1866
Annie Evans
1801–1873
Thomas Darlington
1821–
Betty Darlington
1823–
Joseph Darlington
1825–
Ralph Darlington
1829–1897
Peter Darlington
1831–
Mary Darlington
1834–
James Darlington
1836–
Adam Darlington
1838–1885

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World Events (8)

1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
Age 11
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
1843
Age 12
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
Age 47
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Darlington in County Durham, recorded in c.1009 as Dearthingtun, from Old English DēornōÐingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with DēornōÐ’, a personal name composed of the elements dēor ‘dear’ + nōÐ ‘daring’. The surname was present in Scotland from an early period.

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

Sources (1)

  • Peter Darlington in household of James Darlington, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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