When Joseph Bratt was born on 24 November 1831, in Witton, Cheshire, England, his father, Peter Bratt, was 35 and his mother, Martha Atherton, was 36. He married Mary Okell on 18 August 1873, in Cheshire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Witton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 50 years. He died on 24 March 1883, in Witton, Cheshire, England, at the age of 51, and was buried in Northwich, Cheshire, 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.
English (West Midlands): from Middle English brat ‘cloak of coarse cloth’ (Old English bratt), possibly denoting a maker or habitual wearer of such garments. Alternatively, perhaps a variant of Brett .
Swedish and Norwegian: from the Old Norse personal name Brattr meaning ‘majestic, proud’ (also, of places, ‘steep’). See also Bradt .
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