William Hood

Male1832–

Brief Life History of William

William Hood was born in 1832, in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England as the son of Mary Hood.

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Family Time Line

Mary Hood
Samuel Hood
1825–
George Hood
1827–
Anne Hood
1829–
Ann Hood
1830–
Jane Hood
1831–
Sarah Hood
1831–
Eliza Hood
1832–
William Hood
1832–
Elizabeth Mossman Hood
1833–
Benjamin Hood
1833–

Sources (2)

  • Wm Hood, "Canada Census, 1851"
  • William Hood, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (10)

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World Events (8)

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 1

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 11

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 48

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English hod, hood, hodde ‘hood’, either for someone who wore a hood (like the medieval folk hero Robin Hood) or who made and sold hoods. In Kent and Sussex the name may sometimes have been confused with Hoad .

English: from the Middle English personal name Hod(e), a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-; see Ott and Oates and compare Hodson 2.

English and Scottish: variant of Hudd, from the Middle English personal name Hudde, Hutte, which could represent Old English Hud(d)a or its ancient Germanic equivalent Hud(d)o, but is more likely from Anglo-Norman French Hud(de), a pet form of Hugh.

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

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