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Benjamin Eley

Benjamin Eley

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Born 1803
Died 14 JAN 1831 , Heaner, Derbyshire
Marriage Ann Walthall — 25 JUL 1825 at Horsley Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George III
  • Birth
    1803
    Born
  • Year of birth
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age c. 1
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age c. 2
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age c. 4
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age c. 12
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age c. 12
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age c. 16
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age c. 17
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age c. 22
    1825
    Son John Joseph born
  • Age c. 22
    25 Jul 1825
    Married Ann Walthall at Horsley
  • Age c. 22
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age c. 26
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age c. 26
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age c. 26
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age c. 27
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age c. 27
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age c. 28
    14 Jan 1831
    Died at Heaner, Derbyshire