Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Maddock was born in 1823, in Plympton St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Maddock, was 33 and his mother, Charlotte Perkins, was 24.
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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.
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 (of Welsh origin): from the Welsh personal name Madawc, Madog, from the ancestor of Welsh madog ‘goodly’. As a personal name and surname it was quite common in medieval Wales, in English counties bordering Wales, and in late medieval West Cornwall.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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