Brief Life History of Eunice
When Eunice Toy was born on 4 October 1826, in Cranford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Tye, was 39 and her mother, Ester Askew, was 37. She lived in Leicester All Saints, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died in July 1841, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 14.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Unice Toy in household of Esther Toy, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Eunice Toy, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Eunice Toy, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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World Events (2)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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: nickname for a light-hearted or frivolous person, from Middle English toy(e), toi(e) ‘trifling thing; play, sport’; or from Old French toie ‘sheath’ (from Latin theca), perhaps for a sheath maker.
English: perhaps from the Middle English personal name Toye, of obscure origin.
English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified placename of uncertain etymology, most probably in eastern Yorkshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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