When Peter William Cooke was born in 1833, in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Cook, was 38 and his mother, Mary Anne Cook, was 33. He married Harriett Gay on 26 July 1863, in Whiteshill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 17 April 1911, in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78, and was buried in Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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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.
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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.
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History: Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis's wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, he lived long enough ‘to see his children's children have children’.
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Possible Related NamesBetween 1780 and 1850 Britain was in the grip of the industrial revolution. Applying new laws of the time land owners tightened their controls over the use of lands and those who worked these lands we …
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