Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Jelbart was born in 1812, in St Levan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Jelbert, was 38 and her mother, Elisabeth Glasson, was 28. She married Edward Leland Jordan on 25 October 1829, in Germoe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Sancreed, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 13 February 1889, in St Buryan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77.
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- Martha Jordan in household of Thomas Jelbart, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Martha Jelbert, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha Jelbart, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
Name Meaning
English: see Gilbert .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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