Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Woodhead was born about 1816, in Duckmanton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Woodhead, was 28 and her mother, Mrs Rebecca Woodhead, was 23. She married John Bower on 7 August 1836, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom for about 30 years. She died in December 1882, at the age of 67.
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- Hannah Rower in household of John Rower, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Hannah Woodhead, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Hannah Kirkby, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + hed, hedde ‘head’ (Old English wudu + hēafod). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived at or near the top or edge of a wood, or habitational, from one of the many places so named, such as Wood Head in Barkisland (Yorkshire), Woodhead in Tintwistle (Cheshire), or Woodhead in Great Casterton (Rutland).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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