Brief Life History of John Walker
When John Walker Sykes was born on 18 October 1827, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Sykes, was 24 and his mother, Hannah Walker, was 21. He married Caroline Brown on 21 January 1855, in Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 11 November 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Sykes, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Sykes, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- John Sykes, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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 (Yorkshire and Lancashire): topographic name for someone who lived near a small watercourse, especially one flowing through flat or marshy ground, or near a gully, dip, or hollow, from Middle English sik(e) ‘stream, ditch’ (Old Norse sík). Early and later examples of the surname occur in alternate singular and plural forms. It is the plural or -s form that has become the general usage as a surname, perhaps reinforced by the common practice in the post-medieval period of adding excrescent -s to topographic surnames with an original singular form. By the 16th century the name had spread by migration into the North Midlands. Elsewhere, only Norfolk seems to have produced this name independently, but its survival into the present day is uncertain. Compare Sitch , which once flourished in the West Midlands, and derives from an equivalent word, Middle English sich, of Old English origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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