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Martha Spicer

Martha Spicer

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Born 1795 , Fontmell Magna, , Dorset, England
Christening 8 NOV 1795 , Fontwell Magna, Dorset
Died 1881 , Dorset, England
Parents James Spicer (Father) Family
Mary Randall (Mother) Family
Marriage William Merefield — 19 DEC 1816 at Fontwell Magna Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George III
  • Birth
    1795
    Born at Fontmell Magna, , Dorset, England
  • Year of birth
    8 Nov 1795
    Christened at Fontwell Magna, Dorset
  • Age c. 1
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age c. 6
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age c. 8
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age c. 9
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age c. 10
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age c. 12
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age c. 20
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age c. 20
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age c. 21
    19 Dec 1816
    Married William Merefield at Fontwell Magna
  • Age c. 24
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age c. 25
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age c. 30
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age c. 34
    1829
    Daughter Caroline Merefield born
  • Age c. 34
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age c. 34
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age c. 34
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age c. 35
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age c. 35
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age c. 36
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age c. 37
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age c. 38
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age c. 39
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age c. 42
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age c. 42
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age c. 45
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age c. 46
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age c. 50
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age c. 51
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age c. 56
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age c. 57
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age c. 59
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age c. 59
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age c. 59
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age c. 61
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age c. 62
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age c. 64
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age c. 68
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age c. 68
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age c. 72
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 75
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age c. 75
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age c. 77
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age c. 77
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age c. 81
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age c. 82
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age c. 84
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age c. 84
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age c. 86
    1881
    Died at Dorset, England