When Elizabeth Vigrass was born in August 1814, in Cannock, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Vigrass, was 25 and her mother, Mary, was 25. She married John Bullock on 8 April 1833, in Leek, Staffordshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Lowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.
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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.
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Norman, English: nickname from Anglo-Norman French vigrus, Old French vigoro(u)s ‘hardy, lusty, strong’.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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