Alfred Beck
1832–
Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Alfred
When Alfred Beck was born on 8 February 1832, in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Beck, was 36 and his mother, Catherine Copplestone, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Beck
1796–1876
Catherine Copplestone
1796–1869
Eliza Beck
1826–
George Beck
1828–
Harriet Beck
1830–1887
Alfred Beck
1832–
Martha Beck
1834–
Parents & Siblings
1796–1876Male
1796–1869Female
siblings
(5)
1826–Female
1828–Male
1830–1887Female
1832–Male
1834–Female
World Events (8)
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 1
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
Age 11
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 48
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
1 English: topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).2 English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1.3 English: probably a nickname for someone with a prominent nose, from Middle English beke ‘beak (of a bird)’ (Old French bec).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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