Brief Life History of John
John Marston was born in 1818, in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Marson. He married Mary Ann Vintiner on 20 November 1847, in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters.
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- John Marston, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Marson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- John Marston in entry for John Marston and Lucy Clark, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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: habitational name from one or other of the numerous places called Marston or Merston, in counties including Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Sussex, and Worcestershire. Most of the placenames derive from Old English mersc ‘marsh’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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