William Harding

Brief Life History of William

When William Harding was born about 1816, in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Harding, was 36 and his mother, Martha Legget, was 35. He married Eliza King on 24 October 1843, in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.

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William Harding
1816–
Eliza King
1816–1851
Marriage: 24 October 1843
Harriet Harding
1845–1929
Peal Harding
1846–1884
John King Harding
1847–1925
Agnes Harding
1849–1903

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  • William Harding, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Harding in entry for Harriett Harding, "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983"
  • William Harding, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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World Events (7)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

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.

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: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.

North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.

History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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