Caroline Lillywhite was born in 1823, in South Bersted, Sussex, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Thomas Lillywhite and Hannah Clifford. She married Henry Johnson on 8 October 1842, in West Dean, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in West Dean, Sussex, England for about 20 years and Storrington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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.
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.
English: nickname for someone with a complexion that was as ‘white as a lily’ (Middle English lilie). It was one much prized among the upper classes, distinguishing them from the brown complexions of the lower classes, who earned their living outdoors.
Possibly an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Lilienweiss, a nickname, see above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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