Brief Life History of Lydia Susan
Lydia Susan Overson was born about 1832, in Grimston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 1
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
Age 11
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1884
Age 52
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): apparently a variant of Everson .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Ovesen .
Americanized form of Norwegian Oversen: patronymic from the personal name Over, a rare variant in Agder of Olve (see Ouverson ). The surname Oversen is extinct in Norway.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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