Brief Life History of George
When George Harwood was born on 21 June 1813, in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Lemuel Harwood, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Beason, was 26. He lived in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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- George Harwood in household of Joseph Cooper, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- George Harwood, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Harwood, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
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 (Lancashire): habitational name from any of several places called Harwood (Lancashire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Devon), Harewood (Herefordshire, Yorkshire), or Horwood (Devon). The placenames derive from Old English hār ‘gray’ or hara ‘hare’ + wudu ‘wood’. This name has also become established in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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