Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Alcock was born in June 1816, her father, William Alcock, was 40 and her mother, Sarah Sant, was 42. She married William Spilsbury on 17 April 1837, in Davenham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 35 years and Newton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died in 1886, in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.
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- Frances Spilsbury, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Frances Spilsberry en la familia de William Spilsberry, "Censo de Inglaterra y Gales, 1841"
- Frances Spilsbury in household of William Spilsbury, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
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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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Alcok, a pet form of any of the many medieval personal names beginning with Al-, especially Alan and Alexander. The Middle English hypocoristic suffix -cok (see Cocke ) was very commonly added to personal names in Middle English: compare for example Hancock and Wilcock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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