Brief Life History of William
When William Gotts was born in 1816, in Norfolk, England, his father, William Gotts, was 30 and his mother, Charlotte Stimpson, was 21. He married Martha Woodhouse from October 1857 to December 1857, in Tunstead, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in North Walsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Walsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 10 October 1884, in Smallburgh, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 68.
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- William Gotts, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Willm. Gotts, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mr Wm Gotts, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
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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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): perhaps a variant of Gott with genitival -(e)s.
Possibly an Americanized form of German Götz (see Goetz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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