Henry Bristow

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Born	4 SEP 1852 , Reigate
Christening	17 OCT 1852 , St John, Redhill
Died	9 FEB 1932 , Gipsy Hill, Upper Norwood, England
Parents	John Bristow (Father) Family Mary Sayers (Mother) Family
Marriage	Ada Jessie Chandler — 1876 at Lambeth, Surrey Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence	1861	33 Meadvale, Reigate
Residence	1881	8 Woodcote Place, Lambeth

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

4 Sep 1852

Born at Reigate
Newborn

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
1 month

17 Oct 1852

Christened at St John, Redhill
Age 1

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 1

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 1

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 3

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 4

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 6

9 Jan 1859

Mother Mary died
Age 7

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 9

1861

Residence

33 Meadvale, Reigate
Age 10

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 11

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 14

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 17

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 17

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 19

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 20

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 24

1876

Married Ada Jessie Chandler at Lambeth, Surrey
Age 23

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 24

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 27

1879

Son Harry born
Age 26

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 27

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 29

1881

Son William born
Age c. 29

1881

Residence

8 Woodcote Place, Lambeth
Age 29

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 29

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 32

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age c. 33

1885

Son Christopher born
Age 35

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 36

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 39

15 Mar 1892

Father John died
Age 43

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 47

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 48

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 48

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 51

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 54

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 55

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 56

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 56

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 57

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 57

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 58

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 59

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 59

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 59

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 60

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 61

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 62

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 62

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 63

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 63

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 63

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 64

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 65

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 65

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 66

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 66

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 70

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 71

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 73

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 73

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 75

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 76

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 77

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 78

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 79

9 Feb 1932

Died at Gipsy Hill, Upper Norwood, England