John Kirton

Brief Life History of John

When John Kirton was born on 14 February 1832, in Wallsend, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Kirton, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Jackson, was 33. He married Grace Barrass on 25 December 1854, in St Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hedworth and Monkton and Jarrow, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 30 April 1884, in South Shields, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

John Kirton
1832–1884
Grace Barrass
1825–1879
Marriage: 25 December 1854
Margaret Kirton
1856–
William Kirton
1858–1950
Elizabeth Kirton
1861–1915
John Kirton
1863–1900
Francis Barrass Kirton
1864–1918
Mary Kirton
1867–

Sources (21)

  • John Kirton, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • John Kirton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • John Kirton in entry for Elizabeth Kirton, "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950"

World Events (5)

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.

1854 · The Crimean War

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: habitational name from Kirton (Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk), or Kirton in Lindsey (Lincolnshire). The placenames derive from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ (probably replacing Old English cirice ‘church’) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

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

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