Hannah Blackburn (1831–) • FamilySearch

Hannah Blackburn

15 August 1831–
East Dereham, Norfolk, England

The Life of Hannah

When Hannah Blackburn was born on 15 August 1831, in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Blackburn, was 36 and her mother, Mary Dutchman, was 35. She married Hase Wells on 28 December 1851, in East Dereham, Norfolk, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in East Dereham, Norfolk, England in 1881.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Hase Wells

1821–1889

Hannah Blackburn

1831–

Marriage: 28 December 1851

Hase Robert Wells

1854–1915

James Wells

1855–

Ellen Hannah Wells

1857–

Anna Maria Wells

1860–

Claudius Wells

1862–

Ruth Elizabeth Wells

1864–

Mary Wells

1865–

Alfred Wells

1867–

Harriet Wells

1871–

Spouse and Children

Hase Wells

Male1821–1889Male

Hannah Blackburn

Female1831–Female

MARRIAGE
28 December 1851
East Dereham, Norfolk, England

children

(9)

Hase Robert Wells

Male1854–1915Male

James Wells

Male1855–Male

Ellen Hannah Wells

Female1857–Female

Anna Maria Wells

Female1860–Female

Claudius Wells

Male1862–Male

+4 More Children

Parents and Siblings

William Blackburn

Male1795–1864Male

Mary Dutchman

Female1796–Female

siblings

(13)

William Blackburn

Male1815–1816Male

Elizabeth Blackburn

Female1817–Female

William Blackburn

Male1819–Male

Ann Blackburn

Female1822–Female

Mary Blackburn

Female1825–Female

+8 More Children

World Events (8)

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 2

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.

1843

Age 12

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 49

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

Blackburn

Hannah

English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. The surname is mainly found in northern England.

Possible Related Names

Blackbourn

Sources (3)

Hannah Wells in household of Hase Wells, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Hannah Wells in household of Hase Wells, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Hannah Wells in entry for James Wells, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"

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