Brief Life History of Thurza
When Thurza Bench was born about 1833, in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Bench, was 28 and her mother, Maria Haskell, was 23. She married Elias Trowbridge in 1854, in Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in St Laurence's Church, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Newland, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 2 November 1909, at the age of 77.
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- Thersa Bench in household of Samuel Bench, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Thurza Bench, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thirza Bench, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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about 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.
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 (West Midlands): topographic name for someone who lived by a bank or raised piece of ground, from Middle English bench(e), banch, binch(e) ‘bench, bank, terrace’ (from Old English benc), signifying one who lived at or near a terrace or (river) bank.
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Benč: from a pet form of a personal name derived from Latin Benedictus (see Benedict and Benko ).
Possibly also an altered form of German Bensch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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