Mary Ann Fretter
1831–
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Fretter was born in 1831, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Fretter, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Haynes, was 27. She married Frank Bown on 25 December 1855, in Attleborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons.
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Family Time Line
Mary Ann Fretter
1831–
Frank Bown
–
Marriage: 25 December 1855
Jonathon Bown
1855–
Abraham Bown
1857–1909
Arthur Bown
1859–
Spouse & Children
1831–Female
- Frank Bown
–Male
MARRIAGE
25 December 1855
Attleborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
25 December 1855
Attleborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
children
(3)
- Jonathon Bown
1855–Male
- Abraham Bown
1857–1909Male
- Arthur Bown
1859–Male
Parents & Siblings
1797–1861Male
1804–1860Female
siblings
(3)
1831–Female
1832–1912Female
- Lowa Fretter
1834–Female
World Events (8)
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 2
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
Age 12
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 49
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fretter, an occupational name for a maker of ornaments (especially for the hair) consisting of jewels set in a lattice network, from an agent derivative of Middle English frette, Old French frete ‘interlaced work’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Mary Ann in entry for Arthur Bown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Ann Fretter, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Mary Ann Fretter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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