Ellen Bristow

(Hephzibah Ellen Bristow)

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Born	9 FEB 1865 , Reigate
Christening	23 APR 1866 , St John, Redhill
Died	8 SEP 1942 , 25 Alpine Road, Redhill, Surrey
Buried	, St John, Redhill
Parents	William Bristow (Father) Family Sarah Ann Dench (Mother) Family
Marriage	William Cowie — SEP 1887 Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation	1881	Laundress
Residence	1891	113 Street, Merstham
Residence	1900	9 Common Road
Residence	1901	9 Common Rd
Residence	BET 1907 AND 1921	Redhill; Residence: 25 Alpine Rd

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

9 Feb 1865

Born at Reigate
Age 1

23 Apr 1866

Christened at St John, Redhill
Age 2

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 5

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 5

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 6

13 Apr 1871

Father William died
Age 7

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 7

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 11

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 12

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 13

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 14

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 16

1881

Occupation

Laundress
Age 17

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 17

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 19

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 22

Sep 1887

Married William Cowie
Age c. 23

1888

Daughter Minnie Ann born
Age 23

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 23

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 26

1891

Residence

113 Street, Merstham
Age 26

Mar 1891

Daughter Nellie Sarah born
Age 31

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 34

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 35

1900

Residence

9 Common Road
Age c. 36

1901

Residence

9 Common Rd
Age 35

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 35

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 38

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age c. 42

1907

Residence

Redhill; Residence: 25 Alpine Rd
Age 42

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 43

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 43

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 44

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 44

31 Dec 1909

Mother Sarah Ann died
Age 45

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 45

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 46

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 46

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 47

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 47

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 48

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 49

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 50

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 50

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 51

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 51

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 51

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 52

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 52

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 53

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 53

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 54

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 58

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 58

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 60

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 61

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 63

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 63

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 64

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 65

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 70

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII
Age 71

2 Nov 1936

BBC begins the world's first regular television service
Age 71

11 Dec 1936

Accession of George VI

Reigned 1936–1952
Age 71

11 Dec 1936

Edward VIII abdicates
Age 72

12 Apr 1937

Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine
Age 74

1939–1945

Britain declares war on Germany: Second World War begins
Age 75

26 May 1940

Dunkirk evacuation begins
Age 75

10 Jul 1940

Battle of Britain begins
Age 75

1940–1941

The Blitz
Age 77

8 Sep 1942

Died at 25 Alpine Road, Redhill, Surrey