Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Winter was born in 1815, in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Winter, was 34 and his mother, Harriet Brazier, was 31. He married Lucy Lailey on 4 February 1844, in Chieveley, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chieveley, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 1 October 1891, at the age of 76.
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- Charles Winter, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Charles Winter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Charles Winter, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English (Old English) personal name Winter (Old English Wintra), originally a nickname from the word for ‘winter’ and perhaps still a nickname (see 2 below) in the period of surname formation.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English winter, a variant of Middle English, Anglo-Norman French viniter, vinter ‘wine merchant’.
Irish: Anglicized form (part translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla-Gheimhridh ‘son of the lad of winter’, from geimhreadh ‘winter’. This name is also Anglicized McAlivery.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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