Benjamin Jones

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Jones was born in 1832, in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Jones, was 47 and his mother, Harriet Chapman, was 38. He lived in Nunney, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851. He died in Somerset, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Jones
1785–1876
Harriet Chapman
1794–1848
Edward Jones
1817–1870
Ann Jones
1820–
Isabella Jones
1822–
Charles Jones
1824–
Elizabeth Jones
1827–
Caroline Jones
1829–1898
Benjamin Jones
1832–
William Jones
1833–
Louisa Jones
1836–
Francis Jones
1839–1925

Sources (6)

  • Benjamin Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Benjamin Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Benjamin Jones, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"

World Events (8)

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.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.

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

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