Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Richards was born on 22 September 1828, in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Matthew Richards, was 24 and her mother, Mary Ann Major, was 25. She married Joseph William Salisbury Ash on 16 April 1867, in Brixton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Batcombe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Winterborne Abbas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in June 1872, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Eliza Richards in household of John Major, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Eliza Richards, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Find A Grave: Edith Richards Ash Johnson, Husband & Children, Parents Eliza Richards & Joseph W Ash,
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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: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .
German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Eliza Richards Utah Pioneer
Eliza Richards b. 22 September 1828, d. June 1872 Charts Descendants of James Salisbury Birth* 22 September 1828 Eliza Richards was born on 22 September 1828 at Winterbourne, Dorset.1 Marriage* …
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