Brief Life History of Robert
Robert Izzard was born about 1770, in England, United Kingdom. He married Sarah about 1790. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters.
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- Robert Izzard in entry for Edward Izzard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert Izzard in entry for Robin Izzard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert Izzard in entry for Anne Izzard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1801 · The Act of Union
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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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:
from the Middle English and Old French female personal name Iseld, Iseut, Isalt, Isaut, Isolde, Isoud, a French adaptation of Old Cornish Eselt ‘looked up to, admired’. Its currency in post-Conquest England derived from the legend of Tristan and Isolde, Cornish versions of which gained huge popularity in medieval Europe through romantic retellings by German, French, and Anglo-Norman writers.
from the Middle English female personal name Isot, itself a pet form of Iseld, Isold, names formerly but incorrectly identified as a hypothetical ancient Germanic Ishild(is), developing to Isheld, Ishaut, and Isholt. The surname Izzard shows post-medieval substitution of -ard in the final syllable of Middle English Iso(u)d (see 1 above) or Isot, influenced by the pattern of variation in names like Gillard , Gillett , and Gillott , or Garrard , Garrod , and Garrett , where in many instances the final -ard is original. Compare Ezzard , Isard , Isitt , Izard , and Izatt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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