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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- 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
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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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