Benjamin Bristow

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Born	28 MAR 1844 , Reigate, Surrey
Christening	9 JUN 1844 , Reigate
Died	1937 , W.Norwood
Parents	John Bristow (Father) Family Mary Sayers (Mother) Family
Marriages	Hephzibah Durrant — 1864 at Norwood Family Page Ellen Bourne — 13 APR 1872 at Worth, Sussex Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence	1881	7 Unity Cottages, Ernest Street, Lambeth
Occupation	1881	Bricklayer
Residence	1891	114 High Street, Lambeth
Occupation	1891	Builder

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

28 Mar 1844

Born at Reigate, Surrey
2 months

9 Jun 1844

Christened at Reigate
Age 1

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 2

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 7

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 8

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 10

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 10

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 10

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 11

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 13

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 14

9 Jan 1859

Mother Mary died
Age 15

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 18

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 19

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age c. 20

1864

Married Hephzibah Durrant at Norwood
Age 21

8 Nov 1865

Son Harry born
Age 23

30 Mar 1867

Son Ernest born
Age 23

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 24

20 May 1868

Son Walter born
Age 25

15 Mar 1870

Daughter Emma Elizabeth born
Age 26

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 26

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 27

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 28

13 Apr 1872

Married Ellen Bourne at Worth, Sussex
Age 28

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 29

1873

Daughter Bertha Sarah born
Age c. 31

1875

Daughter Helen Amelia born
Age 31

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 33

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 34

1878

Son William Edwin born
Age c. 35

1879

Daughter Edith Mary born
Age 34

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 35

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 37

1881

Residence

7 Unity Cottages, Ernest Street, Lambeth
Age c. 37

1881

Occupation

Bricklayer
Age 38

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 38

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age c. 40

1884

Daughter Mabel Grace born
Age 40

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 44

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 44

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 47

1891

Residence

114 High Street, Lambeth
Age c. 47

1891

Occupation

Builder
Age 47

15 Mar 1892

Father John died
Age 52

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 55

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 56

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 56

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 59

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 63

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 64

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 64

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 65

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 66

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 66

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 67

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 67

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 68

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 68

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 69

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 70

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 71

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 71

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 72

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 72

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 72

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 73

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 73

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 74

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 74

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 75

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 79

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 79

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 81

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 82

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 84

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 84

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 85

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 86

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 91

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII
Age 92

2 Nov 1936

BBC begins the world's first regular television service
Age 92

11 Dec 1936

Accession of George VI

Reigned 1936–1952
Age 92

11 Dec 1936

Edward VIII abdicates
Age c. 93

1937

Died at W.Norwood
Age 93

12 Apr 1937

Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine