Thomas Fletcher was born on 29 November 1818, in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Sarah Pearson on 1 February 1842, in Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 11 June 1854, in Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 35, and was buried in Peak Forest, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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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.
English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
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