When Mary Tolhurst was christened on 12 November 1809, in Marden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Tolhurst, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Tree, was 27. She married James Pain on 1 January 1832, in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
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The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
English (Kent): habitational name from Tollhurst in Frittenden, Kent. The etymology of the placename is uncertain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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