When Richard Eley was born on 10 June 1830, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Eley, was 45 and his mother, Mary Eggleshaw, was 26. He died on 21 March 1836, in his hometown, at the age of 5, and was buried in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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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.
English: variant of Ely .
German: from a vernacular form of the medieval personal name Eligius (see Eligio ), a Christian saint's name.
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