Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Perkes was christened on 6 January 1828, in Saint Thomas's Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Perkes, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Jones, was 33. She lived in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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Sources (3)
- Rebecca Perks, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Rebecca Perkes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Parkes -
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World Events (8)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): variant of Parkes or Parkhouse .
Jewish (from Ukraine): metronymic from the Yiddish name Perke (a pet form of the female personal name Perl ‘pearl’; see Perel 2) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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