When Samuel Bidewell was born on 17 August 1829, in Kirby Bedon, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Bidewell, was 40 and his mother, Frances Kent, was 42. He married Emily James on 30 December 1847, in Kirby Bedon, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Caistor Saint Edmunds, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
English: see Bedwell .
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