When William Pitman was christened on 8 August 1832, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Pitman, was 25 and his mother, Maria Furzer, was 28. He died in 1835, at the age of 3, and was buried in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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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 (mainly southwestern): nickname from Middle English pit, pit(t)e, put(te) ‘hollow, pit’ + man, signifying one who lived or worked at such a location. See Pitt .
Americanized form of German Pitmann: variant of Pittmann (see Pittman ).
Dutch: variant of Putman 2.
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