When William Joseph Ruler was christened on 1 November 1829, in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Nicholson Ruler, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Mitchell, was 32.
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Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
English: variant of Rowley (or Rooley ) with -ley pronounced -ler as in some other northern surnames such as Huller for Hulley . Compare Wm. Rowley, 1752, William Ruler, 1766 in IGI (Riccall, ER Yorks).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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