Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Pitman was born in 1827, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Pitman, was 20 and her mother, Maria Furzer, was 23. She married Samuel Bishop on 3 December 1844, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Warmwell, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Rockwell Green, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891, at the age of 64, her occupation is listed as serge weaver in Rockwell Green, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mary Potman in household of William Potman, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Mary Anne Pitman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Anne Pitman, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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