Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Colclough was born in 1823, in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Josiah Colclough, was 24 and her mother, Sarah E Fletcher, was 31. She married Henry Alfred Southerd on 2 February 1851, in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in January 1910, in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87.
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- Mary Southers in household of Henry Southers, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Mary Colelough, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Colclough, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (7)
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 (Staffordshire and Cheshire): habitational name from Cowclough in the parish of Whitworth, Lancashire, earlier recorded as Colleclogh, probably named with the Old English byname Cola (see Cole 2) + Old English clōh ‘ravine’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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