Margaret Winchcomb

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Winchcomb was christened on 19 April 1812, in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Winchcombe, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Waldourn, was 37.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Winchcombe
1770–
Sarah Waldourn
1775–1860
Jane Waldron Winchcombe
1793–1877
William Winchcombe
1797–
Isaac Winchcombe
John Winchcombe
1794–1794
Mary Ann Winchcombe
1795–
John Winchcombe
1798–
Isaac Winchcombe
1800–
Henry Winchcombe
1803–
Thomas Winchcomb
1805–
George Winchcombe
1806–
Charles Winchcomb
1809–1832
Mary Anne WINCHCOMB
1811–1868
Margaret Winchcomb
1812–
Elizabeth Winchcomb
1813–

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    World Events (3)

    1815

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Saxon: From wincel, a corner, and comb, a valley, meaning a valley encompassed on each side with hills

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