Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Mainwaring was born on 20 January 1821, in Aymestrey, Herefordshire, England, her father, Edward Mainwaring, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Nash, was 45. She married Richard Roberts on 27 December 1852, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 10 October 1888, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Margaret Allred, "United States Census, 1880"
- Margaret Manwaring, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- MARGARET ALLRED, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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 (of Norman origin): habitational name from Mesnil-Varin in Saint-Paër (Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie). The placename means ‘domain of Warin’ (see Waring ). Compare Manwaring and Mandry .
Irish: adopted for Ó Manaráin, see Mannering 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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