When Elizabeth Whiting was born on 6 February 1823, in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Whiting, was 29 and her mother, Mary Pickering, was 31. She married Jonathan Whiting about 1850, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Northampton St Peter, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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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.
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: from the Middle English personal name Whiting (Old English Hwīting, a patronymic from the personal name Hwīta, from hwīt ‘white’ applied as a nickname).
History: Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.
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