Hannah Gatenby

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Gatenby was born in 1825, in Kirkby Fleetham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Gatenby, was 26 and her mother, Mary, was 22. She married Richard Grainger on 14 December 1848, in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Baldersby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1901. She died in November 1904, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Richard Grainger
1822–1905
Hannah Gatenby
1825–1904
Marriage: 14 December 1848
Elizabeth Grainger
1850–
William Grainger
1852–
Mary Jane Grainger
1854–1854
John Grainger
1859–
Ann Grainger
1861–
Tom Grainger
1864–
Frederic Grainger
1873–

Sources (23)

  • Hannah Grainger in household of Richard Grainger, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Hannah Gatenby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Hannah Gatenby, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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World Events (7)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

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.

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: habitational name from Gatenby in North Yorkshire, which was probably named in Old Norse as the ‘farm () of a man called Gaithan’, a personal name of Old Irish origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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