Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Barrett was born in 1831, in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Anthony Barrett, was 31 and her mother, Ann Rowe, was 31. She lived in Menheniot, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1841.
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- Jane Barrett in household of Antony Barrett, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Jane Barrett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jane Barrett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (8)
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.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (of Norman origin): probably a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French barat, Middle English bar(r)at, bar(r)et(te) ‘trouble, distress’, later ‘deception, fraud; contention, strife’. Through Norman settlement it also became common in Ireland, where it was Gaelicized as Baróid (Munster) and Baréid (Connacht).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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