Walter Bristow

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Born	20 MAY 1868 , Deptford
Died	5 FEB 1935 , 132 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London
Parents	Benjamin Bristow (Father) Family Hephzibah Durrant (Mother) Family
Marriage	Alice — 1895 at Brighton, Sussex Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

20 May 1868

Born at Deptford
Age 1

24 Apr 1870

Mother Hephzibah died
Age 2

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 2

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 3

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 4

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 7

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 9

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 10

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 11

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 13

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 14

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 16

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 19

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 20

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 27

1895

Married Alice at Brighton, Sussex
Age 28

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age c. 29

1897

Daughter Rene born
Age c. 30

1898

Daughter Dorothy born
Age 31

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 32

1900

Son Maurice Walter born
Age 32

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 32

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 35

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 39

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 40

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 40

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 41

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 41

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 42

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 43

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 43

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 43

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 43

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 45

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 46

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 46

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 46

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 47

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 48

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 48

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 49

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 49

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 49

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 50

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 51

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 54

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 55

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 57

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 57

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 60

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 60

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 61

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 62

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 66

5 Feb 1935

Died at 132 Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London