Brief Life History of John
When John Hookway was born on 12 April 1822, in Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Hookway, was 40 and his mother, Ann Maria Chatters, was 27. He married Emma Collyer in 1847, in Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in London, England for about 10 years and Wanstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1891. He died on 28 December 1895, at the age of 73.
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- John Hookaway in household of Thomas Hookaway, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Hookway - Church record: birth-name: John Hookway
- John Hookway in entry for Thomas James Hookway, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
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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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hookway in Crediton (Devon), which derives its name from Old English hōc ‘hook; bend in a river or hook-shaped hill spur’ + weg ‘way, path, road’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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