James Batcock

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Born	5 NOV 1840 , Shere
Died	1893 , Shere
Parents	Elizabeth Bristow (Mother) Family Robert Batcock (Father) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

5 Nov 1840

Born at Shere
7 months

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 4

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 5

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 10

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 11

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 13

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 13

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 13

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 15

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 16

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 19

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 22

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 22

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 26

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 29

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 29

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 31

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 32

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 35

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 36

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 38

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 39

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 41

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 41

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 44

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 47

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 48

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 53

1893

Died at Shere