John Duncombe

Brief Life History of John

When John Duncombe was born about 1833, in Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Duncombe, was 35 and his mother, Frances Eyte, was 37. He married Eliza Sheppard about July 1864, in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Barford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and St John The Baptist's Church, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died about June 1910, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

John Duncombe
1833–1910
Eliza Sheppard
1832–1893
Marriage: about July 1864
Eliza Jane Duncombe
1868–1868
Elizabeth Duncombe
1871–1872
Charles Duncombe
1873–1916

Sources (8)

  • John D???, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • John Duncomb, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Duncombe, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

World Events (7)

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: habitational name from any of several places so named, such as Duncombe in Donnington (Gloucestershire), Duncombe in Bilsborrow (Lancashire), Duncombe in Bishops Waltham (Hampshire), or Duncombe in Sherford (Devon), probably from Old English dūn ‘hill’ + Old English cumb ‘valley’.

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

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