Brief Life History of William
When William Ings was born on 27 December 1816, in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Ings, was 28 and his mother, Sarah H Wood, was 24. He married Sarah Gay on 5 February 1846, in Lot 49, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 17 February 1880, in Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, at the age of 63, and was buried in Lot 49, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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- William Ings, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Ings, "Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888"
- William Ings, "Canada, Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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 (Hampshire): variant of Ing , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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