Brief Life History of Jeremiah
When Jeremiah Matthews was born in 1819, in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Mathews, was 33 and his mother, Mary Wire, was 24. He married Harriet Rudd on 2 December 1839. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. In 1862, at the age of 43, his occupation is listed as furnace teazer in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 24 May 1878, in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 59.
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- Jeremiah Matthews, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Jeremiah, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jeremiah Matthews, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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 and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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