When Edward Banister was born in 1801, in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Banister, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Atty, was 28. He married Frances Greenland on 27 October 1827, in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Bannister .
History: The naturalist John Banister (1650–92) was born in Gloucestershire, England, and came to VA in 1678.
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