When Isaac Barret was christened on 17 February 1811, in Burbage, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Berrett, was 30 and his mother, Mrs. Mary Barrett, was 24.
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The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Matthieu, Mirlande, Philippe.
English: variant of Barrett .
French: derivative of the topographic name Barre 1 ‘barrier’, or a habitational name from a place called with this word. This surname (in any of the two possible senses; see also 3 below) is also found in Haiti.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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