When Ellen Machin was born on 1 February 1824, in Blackwell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Machin, was 40 and her mother, Hannah Bowler, was 43. She married William Allin on 7 February 1848, in Blackwell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Manuel, Juan, Jose, Carlos, Jorge, Mario, Miguel, Pedro, Blanca, Diego, Luis, Ramon.
English: variant of Machen . This is the more common form of the name in Britain and Ireland.
Spanish (Machín): probably a nickname from machín ‘boor, lout’, often applied to a blacksmith's apprentice.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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