Robert Hallett

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Hallett was born in 1816, in Pilsdon, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Hallett, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Symmons, was 28. He married Mary Anne Rowsell on 6 February 1842, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Seaborough, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1861.

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Family Time Line

Robert Hallett
1816–
Eliza Spurdle
1826–1902
Marriage: 1852
Mary Elizabeth Hallett
1853–1931
Ellen Hallett
1857–1871
Richard Hallett
1859–1911
Sarah Hallett
1861–1862
Robert Hallett
1862–1911
Sarah Hallett
1865–1911

Sources (16)

  • Richard Hallett in household of John Hallett, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Robert Hallett - birth: about 1803;
  • Legacy NFS Source: Robert Hallett - death: December 1875; Beaminster, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom

World Events (7)

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.

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 (mainly Somerset and Dorset): variant of Allatt, itself a variant of Allard , with prosthetic H-.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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