Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles Thatcher was born on 23 March 1809, in Thorpe, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Thatcher, was 37 and his mother, Margarett Crockford, was 42. He married Anna Colleen on 17 April 1837, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Merton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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- Chas Thatcher, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Charles Thatcher, "India Marriages, 1792-1948 "
- Charles Thatcher in entry for Annie Jane Brennen Thatcher, "United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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: occupational name for a thatcher, someone who covered roofs in straw, from an agent derivative of Middle English thach(en) ‘to thatch’ (Old English thæccan).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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