When James Charles Sainsbury was born in 1832, in Littleton Panell, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Thomas Sainsbury, was 35 and his mother, Lucy Card, was 34. He married Sarah Janes in 1854, in Littleton Panell, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 14 January 1903, in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.
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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.
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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.
English (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): habitational name from Saintbury (Gloucestershire), from the Old English personal name Sǣwine (genitive Sǣwines, from Old English sǣ ‘sea’ + wine ‘friend’) + burg ‘fortified place’.
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