Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Wallwork was born on 2 July 1832, in Pendleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Nathaniel Wallwork, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Hartshorn, was 19. She died on 26 January 1835, in Pendleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 2, and was buried in Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Rebecca Walwork, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Rebecca, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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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.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name of uncertain origin. Thomas de Wallerwork was living in Lancashire c. 1324. Throughout the Middle Ages English forms in -work alternate with ones in -worth, and the surname may derive from places in County Durham or Greater London called Walworth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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