Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Windows was born on 11 October 1815, in Bledington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Windous, was 33 and her mother, Esther Pearce, was 27. She married Daniel Greely about 1835, in Bledington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. She died in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Sarah Windows, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: locative name, occupational name for a worker at a winding house (for threads, yarn, etc.), from a derivative of Middle English winden ‘to wind’ + hous. Compare Winder .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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