Brief Life History of Robert Francis
When Robert Francis Neslen was born on 10 December 1832, in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, his father, Samuel Neslen, was 25 and his mother, Eunice Burgess Francis, was 24. He married Eleanor Stevens on 15 March 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 3 June 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Robert Neslin in household of Samuel Neslin, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Robert Nester, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert F. Nelsen, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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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.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: see Nessling .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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