Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Nicholson was born on 6 March 1824, in Thorne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Nicholson Jr., was 26 and her mother, Maria Cawkwell, was 32. She married Thomas Trow on 15 October 1848, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Marston, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 23 November 1893, in Northwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 69.
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Sources (6)
- Mary Trow in household of Thomas Trow, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Mary Nicholson, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
- Mary Trow in household of Thomas Trow, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
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World Events (7)
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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (northern) and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Nic(h)olas or the vernacular form Nic(h)ol + son; see Nichol , Nicholas . In Scotland the name was sometimes substituted for McNichol .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Nicolaisen or Nikolaisen , or of the Swedish cognate Niklasson, patronymics from equivalents of the personal name Nicholas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Mary Nicholson Trow (1824-1893) and her family.
Footnotes as noted in parentheses ( ) are at end of history. Mary Nicholson, third child of William Nicholson, was born 6 Mar 1824 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England. She married THOMAS TROW in the parish …
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