When Lucy Theaker was born in 1830, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Theaker, was 31 and her mother, Lucy Simmons, was 27. She married Joseph Williamson on 14 October 1849, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Radford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.
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Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
English (northern): occupational name from Middle English thekker ‘thatcher’ (an agent derivative of Old Norse thekja ‘to cover’). Compare Thacker , Thatcher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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