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Sarah Boam

Sarah Boam

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Born 18 AUG 1803 , Cotmanhay, Derbyshire
Died UNKNOWN
Parents Joseph Boam (Father) Family
Sarah Hadfield (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George III
  • Birth
    18 Aug 1803
    Born at Cotmanhay, Derbyshire
  • 6 months
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age 2
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age 3
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age 11
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age 11
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age 15
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age 16
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age 22
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age 25
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age 26
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age 26
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age 26
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age 27
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age 28
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age 28
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age 30
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age 30
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age 33
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 33
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 35
    13 Aug 1839
    Mother Sarah died
  • Age 36
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age 37
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 42
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 42
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 44
    5 Sep 1847
    Father Joseph died
  • Age 47
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age 49
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age 50
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age 50
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age 51
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age 52
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age 53
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age 56
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age 59
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age 60
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age 63
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age 66
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age 66
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age 68
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age 69
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age 72
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age 73
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age 75
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age 76
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age 78
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 79
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.