Born in the reign of William IV
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Birth
24 Dec 1835
Born at Horne, Surrey
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Age 1
22 Jan 1837
Baptised at St. Mary's Church, Horne
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Age 1
20 Jun 1837
Accession of Queen Victoria
Reigned 1837–1901
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Age 1
1 Jul 1837
Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
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Age 4
6 May 1840
The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
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Age 5
6 Jun 1841
First detailed national census
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Age 9
1845–1852
Irish Potato Famine
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Age 10
26 Jun 1846
Corn Laws repealed
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Age c. 16
1851
Residence
Bletchingley
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Age 15
1 May 1851
Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
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Age 16
14 Sep 1852
Duke of Wellington dies
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Age 18
1854–1856
Crimean War
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Age 18
10 Jun 1854
Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
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Age 18
31 Aug 1854
Broad Street cholera outbreak
John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
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Age 20
29 Jan 1856
Victoria Cross instituted
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Age 21
1857–1858
Indian Rebellion
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Age 21
17 Oct 1857
Married Mary Anne Mitchell at St.Mary's Church, Horne
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Age 21
12 Dec 1857
Daughter Emma born
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Age 23
16 Jan 1859
Daughter Nell born
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Age 23
24 Nov 1859
Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
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Age c. 27
1862
Residence
Horne
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Age 26
6 Apr 1862
Son Ernest William born
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Age 27
10 Jan 1863
London Underground opens
The world's first underground railway.
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Age 27
26 Oct 1863
The Football Association is founded
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Age c. 29
1864
Daughter Alice born
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Age 30
7 Oct 1866
Son Frederick George born
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Age 31
15 Aug 1867
Second Reform Act
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Age 33
18 Jan 1869
Daughter Emily born
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Age 34
9 Jun 1870
Charles Dickens dies
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Age 34
9 Aug 1870
Elementary Education Act
Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
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Age c. 36
1871
Residence
Bletchingley
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Age 35
27 Jan 1871
Daughter Kate born
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Age 36
16 Mar 1872
First FA Cup final
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Age 36
30 Nov 1872
First international football match, Scotland v England
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Age c. 38
1873
Son James born
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Age 40
10 Mar 1876
Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
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Age 41
9 Jul 1877
First Wimbledon Championships
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Age 43
11 Jan 1879
Zulu War begins
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Age 44
28 Dec 1879
Tay Bridge disaster
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Age c. 46
1881
Residence
The Dairy House, Horley
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Age 46
19 Apr 1882
Charles Darwin dies
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Age 46
29 Aug 1882
England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
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Age 49
Dec 1884
Third Reform Act
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Age 52
17 Apr 1888
The Football League is founded
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Age 52
7 Dec 1888
John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
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Age 54
Jan 1890
Father William died
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Age c. 56
1891
Residence
60 Brighton Rd, Reigate
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Age c. 56
1891
Residence
1 The Roundabout,Earlswood Common
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Age 60
2 Jun 1896
Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
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Age 63
Apr 1899
Mother Catherine died
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Age 63
1899–1902
Second Boer War
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Age 65
22 Jan 1901
Accession of Edward VII
Reigned 1901–1910
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Age 65
22 Jan 1901
Queen Victoria dies
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Age 67
17 Dec 1903
The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
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Age 71
17 Jun 1907
Brooklands motor circuit opens
At Weybridge, Surrey.
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Age 72
13 Jul 1908
London hosts the Olympic Games
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Age 73
1 Jan 1909
First old age pensions paid
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Age 73
25 Jul 1909
Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
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Age 74
6 May 1910
Accession of George V
Reigned 1910–1936
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Age 74
13 Aug 1910
Florence Nightingale dies
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Age 75
18 Aug 1911
Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
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Age 75
16 Dec 1911
National Insurance Act
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Age 76
Mar 1912
Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
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Age 76
15 Apr 1912
Titanic sinks
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Age 77
8 Jun 1913
Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
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Age 78
1914–1918
Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
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Age 79
25 Apr 1915
Gallipoli landings
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Age 79
7 May 1915
Lusitania sunk
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Age 80
24 Apr 1916
Easter Rising in Dublin
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Age 80
5 Jun 1916
Lord Kitchener lost at sea
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Age 80
1 Jul 1916
Battle of the Somme begins
About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
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Age 81
31 Jul 1917
Battle of Passchendaele begins
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Age 82
6 Feb 1918
Some women get the vote
Representation of the People Act.
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Age 82
1918–1919
Spanish flu pandemic
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Age 82
11 Nov 1918
Armistice ends the First World War
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Age 83
14 Jun 1919
Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
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Age 86
14 Jan 1922
Died at Reigate, Surrey, England
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Age 86
17 Jan 1922
Buried at Reigate Cemetary (St.Marys)