Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Walter was born about 1826, in Woodford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Walter, was 41 and her mother, Mary Ann Lamb, was 27. She married Rev. Thomas Greenland in 1851, in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Wenhaston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Raithby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 15 May 1883, at the age of 58.
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- Martha Greenland in household of Thomas Greenland, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Martha Walter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
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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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin), German, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, and Danish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wald ‘rule’ + heri, hari ‘army’. This personal name was introduced into England both in the reign of Edward the Confessor and by the Normans (in the forms Walt(i)er, Waut(i)er). After the Norman Conquest it soon became one of the most popular personal names in Britain. Compare Walther .
Germanized or Americanized form of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Valter and Czech Valtr: from the personal name Valter, Valtr, of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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