Brief Life History of William Stephen
When William Stephen Hoole was christened on 14 January 1826, in Stanton upon Hine Heath, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Hoole, was 46 and his mother, Mary Jones, was 34. He married Margaret Elizabeth Williams on 9 December 1859, in Shrewsbury St Chad, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Albrighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died in September 1910, in Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84.
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- William Steven Hoole, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Stephen Hoole, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Marriage William Stephen Hoole to Margaret Elizabeth Williams.
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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 Hoole (Cheshire), from Old English hol ‘hole, hollow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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