Brief Life History of Anthony
When Anthony Bolam was born on 16 December 1831, in Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Bolam, was 33 and his mother, Mary Ann Snowball, was 28. He married Elizabeth Wake on 15 March 1855, in St John, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Horton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years and Tanfield, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1901. In 1901, at the age of 69, his occupation is listed as retired coal miner - hewer in Causey, Durham, England, United Kingdom. He died on 15 January 1910, in Newsham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.
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- Anthony Bolam, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Anthony Bolam, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
- Anthony Bolam, "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
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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 (Northumberland): habitational name from any of the places called Bolam in Northumberland and County Durham. These placenames could derive from the dative plural (bolum) of either of two unattested Old English words, bola ‘tree trunk’ (compare Old Norse bolr) or bol ‘rounded hill’ (compare Middle Low German bolle ‘round object’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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