Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Allison was christened on 25 September 1830, in Thorganby, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Allison, was 41 and his mother, Mary Ruler, was 31. He married Emma Bowmer on 29 December 1864. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 17 June 1920, in Southport, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 89.
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- Joseph Allison in household of Robert Allison, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Joseph Allison, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Allison, "England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885"
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1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
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 and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English female personal name Alice, Alis (see Allis ) + -son, meaning ‘Alice's son’.
English and Scottish: from the Middle English female personal name Alison, a common pet form of Alice, Alis. See Allis and compare Ellison .
Scottish: in some cases, a late variant of Allanson (see also Allinson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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