Brief Life History of Abraham
When Abraham Cotgrove was born on 28 October 1832, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, his father, Henry Cotgrove, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Robinson, was 34. He married Eliza Clark Thomas on 30 May 1854, in Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Essex, England, United Kingdom for about 40 years. He died on 10 September 1883, in At Sea, at the age of 50.
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- Abraham Cotgrove in household of Heny Cotgrove, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Abraham Cotgrove, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Abraham Catgrove, "United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941"
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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.
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English: see Cotgrave .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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