Eliza Boam

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Born	22 NOV 1822 , Shipley
Baptised	23 JAN 1823 , Ilkeston Independant Chapel
Died	18 NOV 1895 , Heanor, Derbyshire
Parents	Henry Boam (Father) Family Mary Ann Daykin (Mother) Family
Marriage	James Wright — 29 DEC 1845 at Ilkeston Independant Chapel Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

22 Nov 1822

Born at Shipley
2 months

23 Jan 1823

Baptised at Ilkeston Independant Chapel
Age 2

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 6

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 6

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 6

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 7

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 7

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 8

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 9

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 10

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 11

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 14

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 14

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 17

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 18

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 22

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 23

29 Dec 1845

Married James Wright at Ilkeston Independant Chapel
Age 23

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 28

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 29

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 31

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 31

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 31

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 33

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 34

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 37

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 37

16 Nov 1860

Son William born
Age 40

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 40

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 44

8 Feb 1867

Mother Mary Ann died
Age 44

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 47

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 47

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 49

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 50

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 53

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 54

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 56

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 57

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 58

15 Dec 1880

Father Henry died
Age 59

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 59

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 62

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 65

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 66

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 72

18 Nov 1895

Died at Heanor, Derbyshire