Christopher Beresford

Christopher Beresford

Born 1829 , Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Died UNKNOWN
Parents John Basford (Father) Family
Hannah Turner (Mother) Family
Marriage Charlotte Willmot — 30 SEP 1851 Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George IV
  • Birth
    1829
    Born at Long Eaton, Derbyshire
  • Year of birth
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Year of birth
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Year of birth
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age c. 1
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age c. 1
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age c. 2
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age c. 3
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age c. 4
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age c. 5
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age c. 8
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age c. 8
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age c. 11
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age c. 12
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age c. 16
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age c. 17
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age c. 22
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age c. 22
    30 Sep 1851
    Married Charlotte Willmot
  • Age c. 23
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age c. 25
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age c. 25
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age c. 25
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age c. 27
    1856
    Father John died
  • Age c. 27
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age c. 28
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age c. 30
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age c. 34
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age c. 34
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age c. 38
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 41
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age c. 41
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age c. 43
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age c. 43
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age c. 47
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age c. 48
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age c. 50
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age c. 50
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age c. 53
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age c. 53
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age c. 55
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age c. 59
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age c. 59
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age c. 67
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age c. 70
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 72
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age c. 72
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age c. 74
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age c. 78
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age c. 79
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age c. 80
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age c. 80
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel