George Handley

Brief Life History of George

When George Handley was born on 3 June 1826, in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Handley, was 27 and his mother, Jane Smith, was 22. He married Elizabeth Clark on 25 June 1846, in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. In 1846, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as bricklayer in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 23 May 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Handley
1826–1874
Elizabeth Clark
1824–1919
Marriage: 25 June 1846
Ann Elizabeth Handley
1847–1848
George Benjamin Handley
1849–1851
Elizabeth Ann Handley
1851–1861
Louis Handley
1853–1853
Alice Handley
1854–1854
Handley
1854–1854
Handley
1854–1854
John George Handley
1855–1903
William Frederick Handley
1857–1941
Clara Jane Handley
1858–1858
Charles Caleb Handley
1859–1861
Joseph Henry Handley
1861–1861
David Thomas Handley
1863–1863
Charles Ira Handley
1864–1922
Emma Nancy Handley
1867–1965

Sources (74)

  • George Handley, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Handley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • George Handley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (7)

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 and Irish: variant of Hanley .

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

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Property

He owned 160 acres in Bear Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois (about 8 miles south of Carthage)

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