Jane Wheelwright

Female1827–

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Wheelwright was born in 1827, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Matthew Whitfield Wheelwright, was 26 and her mother, Mary Craven, was 29. She lived in Rothwell, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.

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Family Time Line

Matthew Whitfield Wheelwright
1801–1872
Mary Craven
1799–
Elizabeth Wheelwright
1824–1868
Mary Ann Wheelwright
1826–
Jane Wheelwright
1827–
Maria Wheelwright
1830–
Sarah Wheelwright
1831–
Catharine Wheelwright
1833–
Thomas Whitfield Wheelwright
1834–1915
Sophia Wheelwright
1837–1922
Edwin Wheelwright
1838–

Sources (4)

  • Jane Wheelwright in household of Matthew Wheelwright, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Jane Wheelwright, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jane Wheelwright in household of Matthew Wheelwright, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1830

Age 3

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 6

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.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

Age 36

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): occupational name from Middle English whelewright(e), whelrihte ‘wheelwright, maker of wheels and wheeled vehicles’ (Old English hwēol + wyrhta). See also Wheeler .

History: John Wheelwright (c. 1592–1679), clergyman, came to Boston, MA, from Lincolnshire, England in 1636. He was banished from Massachusettes for his support of his sister-in-law, Anne Hutchinson, in the antinomian controversy; he set up a community at Exeter, NH.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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