Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Danby was born about 1831, in Routh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Danby, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Smith, was 33. She married William Catterson on 21 July 1863, in Routh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Beverley St Mary with St Nicholas, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1901. She died on 26 March 1906, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.
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- Mary Catterson in household of William Catterson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Mary Darby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Danby, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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.
1854 · The Crimean War
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Danby in North Yorkshire, originally named in Old Norse as Danabȳ ‘settlement of the Danes’, and thus cognate with Denby .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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