Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Kearl was christened on 15 April 1811, in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Kearl, was 49 and her mother, Betty or Elizabeth Burton, was 41. She married George Burton in November 1839, in Lymington, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Rebecca, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Rebecca Kerley, "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980"
- Rebecca Kerley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Kerl .
English (Hampshire): variant of Curl 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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