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James Bristow

James Bristow

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Born 1851 , Reigate, Surrey
Died 28 JUL 1937
Parents Elizabeth Knight (Mother) Family
George Bristow (Father) Family
Marriage Ellen Clara Kemp — 28 SEP 1872 at Church of St.Mary, Bromley Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 1881 Bricklayer
Residence 1881 50A Hawthorn Grove, Penge
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    1851
    Born at Reigate, Surrey
  • Year of birth
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age c. 1
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age c. 3
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age c. 3
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age c. 3
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age c. 5
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age c. 6
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age c. 8
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age c. 12
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age c. 12
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age c. 16
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 19
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age c. 19
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age c. 21
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age c. 21
    28 Sep 1872
    Married Ellen Clara Kemp at Church of St.Mary, Bromley
  • Age c. 21
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age c. 22
    1873
    Son George Michael born
  • Age c. 24
    1875
    Daughter Eliza Ellen born
  • Age c. 25
    1876
    Son James William born
  • Age c. 25
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age c. 26
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age c. 27
    1878
    Son James Laban born
  • Age c. 28
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age c. 28
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age c. 30
    1881
    Occupation
    Bricklayer
  • Age c. 30
    1881
    Residence
    50A Hawthorn Grove, Penge
  • Age c. 30
    Mar 1881
    Daughter Alice born
  • Age c. 31
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age c. 31
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age c. 32
    1883
    Daughter Harry born
  • Age c. 33
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age c. 34
    1885
    Son Katy born
  • Age c. 36
    1887
    Son Bertie born
  • Age c. 36
    Apr 1887
    Father George died
  • Age c. 37
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age c. 37
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age c. 42
    1893
    Son Henry Charles born
  • Age c. 43
    20 Aug 1894
    Daughter Hattie born
  • Age c. 45
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age c. 48
    1899
    Mother Elizabeth died
  • Age c. 48
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 50
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age c. 50
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age c. 52
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age c. 56
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age c. 57
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age c. 58
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age c. 58
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age c. 59
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age c. 59
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age c. 60
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age c. 60
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age c. 61
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age c. 61
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age c. 62
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age c. 63
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
  • Age c. 64
    25 Apr 1915
    Gallipoli landings
  • Age c. 64
    7 May 1915
    Lusitania sunk
  • Age c. 65
    24 Apr 1916
    Easter Rising in Dublin
  • Age c. 65
    5 Jun 1916
    Lord Kitchener lost at sea
  • Age c. 65
    1 Jul 1916
    Battle of the Somme begins
    About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
  • Age c. 66
    31 Jul 1917
    Battle of Passchendaele begins
  • Age c. 67
    6 Feb 1918
    Some women get the vote
    Representation of the People Act.
  • Age c. 67
    1918–1919
    Spanish flu pandemic
  • Age c. 67
    11 Nov 1918
    Armistice ends the First World War
  • Age c. 68
    14 Jun 1919
    Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
  • Age c. 72
    28 Apr 1923
    First FA Cup final at Wembley
  • Age c. 73
    22 Jan 1924
    First Labour government
  • Age c. 75
    26 Jan 1926
    John Logie Baird demonstrates television
  • Age c. 75
    3 May 1926
    General Strike begins
  • Age c. 77
    2 Jul 1928
    Women get the vote on equal terms with men
  • Age c. 77
    Sep 1928
    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
  • Age c. 78
    Oct 1929
    Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
  • Age c. 79
    5 Oct 1930
    R101 airship disaster
  • Age c. 85
    20 Jan 1936
    Accession of Edward VIII
  • Age c. 85
    2 Nov 1936
    BBC begins the world's first regular television service
  • Age c. 85
    11 Dec 1936
    Accession of George VI
    Reigned 1936–1952
  • Age c. 85
    11 Dec 1936
    Edward VIII abdicates
  • Age c. 86
    12 Apr 1937
    Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine
  • Age c. 86
    28 Jul 1937
    Died