When Ann Boulton was born in 1830, in Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Bolton, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Wagstaff, was 24. She married Thomas Hopewell in 1850, in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.
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Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
English: variant of Bolton .
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