Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Astington was born on 18 December 1811, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Astington, was 32 and her mother, Mary Anne Isom, was 26. She married John Holland on 4 February 1839, in Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 2 August 1893, in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 81.
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- Elizabeth Holland in household of John Holland, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Elizabeth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Holland in entry for Anthony Greetham, "England, Lincolnshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1574-1885"
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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.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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.
Name Meaning
English: from a place described by Old English phrase ēast in tūne ‘east in the village’, or from a place named with this expression, for example minor places in Gloucs, Worcs, Dorset, and Devon. Compare Norrington , Sinton , Easterby .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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