When Richard Chown was born in 1820, in Sydenham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Abel Chownes, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Stapp, was 32. He married Fanny Chown on 11 April 1846, in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 10 February 1903, in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83.
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Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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.
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
English: from a Middle English personal name, Chun(ne) (male) or Chune (female, Latinized as Chuna). This could represent Old English Ceon(n)a, an unrecorded pet form of Old English Cēolnōth, usually a male personal name but possibly also female.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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