Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Brockhouse was born on 14 December 1802, his father, John Brockhouse, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 22.
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Family Time Line
John Brockhouse
1779–
Elizabeth
1781–
Thomas Brockhouse
1802–
Rebecca Brockhouse
1811–
John Daniel Brockhouse
1830–
Sources (2)
- Thomas Brockhouse, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1984"
Parents and Siblings
1779– Male
1781– Female
Siblings (3)
1802– Male
1811– Female
1830– Male
World Events (8)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 6
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 13
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 31
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: variant of Brookhouse .
Americanized form of German Brockhaus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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