Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Welch was born about 1812, in Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Welch, was 26 and her mother, Mrs. Mary Welch, was 24. She married Henry White on 28 August 1831, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. She died about 1891, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.
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- Elizabeth White in household of Henry White, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Elizabeth White en el registro de Eliza White, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Welch in the East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
about 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: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .
German: variant of Welk .
Americanized form of German Welsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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