William Burrell
1819–
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
The Life of William
When William Burrell was born on 11 May 1819, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Burrel, was 30 and his mother, Rosemond Mariah Quantrell, was 26. He married Emily Allen on 15 December 1839, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
William Burrell
1819–
Emily Allen
1820–
Spouse & Children
1819–Male
1820–Female
Parents & Siblings
1789–1841Male
1792–1880Female
siblings
(10)
1813–Female
1814–Male
1817–Male
1819–Male
1821–Female
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World Events (3)
1823
Age 4
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Age 11
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 14
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.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or sold coarse woolen cloth, Middle English burel or borel (from Old French burel, a diminutive of b(o)ure); the same word was used adjectively in the sense ‘reddish brown’ and may have been applied as a nickname referring to dress or complexion. Compare Borel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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- William Burrell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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