Brief Life History of Phebe
When Phebe Coles was born about 1802, in Raunds, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Coales, was 26 and her mother, Hannah Whitnee, was 24.
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Family Time Line
John Coales
1777–
Hannah Whitnee
1780–
Phebe Coles
1802–
Elisabeth Coles
1804–
Sarah Coles
1806–
Mary Coles
1808–1829
Sources (1)
- Phebe Coles, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Parents and Siblings
1777– Male
1780– Female
Siblings (4)
1802– Female
1804– Female
1806– Female
1808–1829 Female
World Events (8)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 6
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 13
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 31
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 (southern): variant of Cole , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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