Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Ashby was born about 1813, his father, Stephen Ashby, was 37 and his mother, Susannah Archer, was 35. He married Sally Cole on 2 July 1837, in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters.
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- Thomas Ashby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Ashby in entry for Ellen Ashby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Ashby in entry for Ann Ashby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (7)
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: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Ashby, from Old Norse askr ‘ash’ (or in one instance possibly from the Old Norse personal name Aski) + bȳ ‘farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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