Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Wallwork was born about 1829, in England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Wallwork, was 30 and his mother, Alice Greenhalgh, was 38. He married Elizabeth Cook on 17 April 1854, in Saint Mary the Virgin, Deane, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He was buried in Walkden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Thomas Wallwork in household of Thomas Wallwork, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Thomas Wallwork, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Wallwork, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name of uncertain origin. Thomas de Wallerwork was living in Lancashire c. 1324. Throughout the Middle Ages English forms in -work alternate with ones in -worth, and the surname may derive from places in County Durham or Greater London called Walworth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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