Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Longworth was born about 1834, in Swinton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Longworth, was 21 and her mother, Ann Atkinson, was 30. She had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Thomas Farnworth. She lived in Lower Booths, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- Elizabeth Farnworth, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Elizabeth Longworth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Farnworth, "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910"
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1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
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
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
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 Longworth in Bolton le Moors, Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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