Edward Nash Wills

November 1818–
Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Edward Nash

When Edward Nash Wills was born in November 1818, in Chilham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Wills, was 25 and his mother, Marianne Nash, was 24.

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Family Time Line

James Wills
1793–1847
Marianne Nash
1794–
Edward Nash Wills
1818–
Frances Piner Wills
1824–
Harriet Pullin Wills
1825–1885
Daniel Frost Wills
1827–1832
Everill Ford Wills
1829–1889
Mary Anne Willis
1831–
Mary Anne Wills
1831–
James Leggett Wills
1833–1839
William Rye Wills
1835–
John James Wills
1840–

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World Events (7)

1823
Age 5
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 15
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.
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 36
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English and German: variant of Will with genitival -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Will
Willes

Sources (3)

  • Edward Wells in household of James Wells, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Edward Nash Wills, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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