Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Metcalf was born in 1829, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Metcalf, was 40 and his mother, Ann Rishton, was 39. He married Jane Maden on 25 May 1850, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Walmersley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Radcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died in July 1873, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 44.
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- Charles Metcalf in household of Charles Metcalf, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Charles Metcalf, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Charles Metclafe, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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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.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): apparently a nickname from Middle English mete ‘meat, food’ + calf ‘calf’, i.e. ‘calf to be fattened up for eating’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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