Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Bircumshaw was born on 7 March 1820, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Joseph Bircumshaw, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Inger, was 35. He married Rosetta Plackett on 23 December 1844, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 3 October 1889, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Birkinshaw, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Joseph Bircumshaw, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Joseph Bircumshaw, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: see Birkinshaw .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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Joseph Bircumshaw
Bircumshaw, Joseph Birth Date: 7 Mar. 1820 Death Date: 4 Oct. 1889 Gender: Male Age: 45 Company: Miner G. Atwood Company (1865) Pioneer Information: only member of this family on t …
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