Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Billings was born on 8 August 1831, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Billings, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Whitaker, was 33. She married Daniel Chappell on 26 November 1860, in Milton Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Fobbing, Essex, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. She died in June 1903, in Orsett, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.
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- Sarah Billings in household of Thomas Billings, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Sarah Billings, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Sarah Billings, "England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911"
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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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): variant of Billing , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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