Brief Life History of John
When John Whittaker was born in 1839, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Oldham Whitaker, was 28 and his mother, Ellen Crompton, was 28. He lived in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died on 11 November 1864, at the age of 25.
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- John Whittaker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Whittaker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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.
1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Whitaker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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