Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Broadwood was born in 1832, in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Broadwood, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Whitfield, was 21. She married Robert Snowden on 8 July 1858, in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in 1863, in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 31.
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- Hannah Broadwood in household of Robert Broadwood, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Hannah Broadwood, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Hannah Broadwood, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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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: locative name from Middle English brad + wode (Old English brād + wudu), from one or more of the various places named as ‘the broad wood’, such as Broadwood in Stanhope (Durham), Broadwood Farm in Carhampton (Somerset), Broadwood Kelly and Broadwoodwidger (both Devon). The name in NE England and SE Scotland may have been confused with Broadwith .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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