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James Banister

James Banister

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Born 8 JUL 1779 , Peasmarsh, Sussex
Baptised 8 JUL 1779 , Peasmarsh, Sussex
Died 20 JUN 1857 , Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Parents William Banister (Father) Family
Elizabeth Lancaster (Mother) Family
Marriage Phebe Avery — 14 NOV 1814 at Ewhurst, Sussex, England Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Residence BET 1841 AND 1851 Cripps Corner, Ewhurst
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George III
  • Birth
    8 Jul 1779
    Born at Peasmarsh, Sussex
  • Newborn
    8 Jul 1779
    Baptised at Peasmarsh, Sussex
  • 9 months
    4 May 1780
    First Epsom Derby run
    On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
  • Age 10
    14 Jul 1789
    French Revolution begins
  • Age 13
    1 Feb 1793
    Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
  • Age 16
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age 17
    10 Aug 1796
    Father William died
  • Age 21
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age 23
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age 24
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age 26
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age 27
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age 35
    28 Aug 1814
    Mother Elizabeth died
  • Age 35
    14 Nov 1814
    Married Phebe Avery at Ewhurst, Sussex, England
  • Age 35
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age 35
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age c. 38
    1817
    Daughter Mary born
  • Age c. 40
    1819
    Son William born
  • Age 40
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age 40
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age 40
    20 Feb 1820
    Son Edward born
  • Age 42
    10 Mar 1822
    Son James Augustus born
  • Age 45
    19 Aug 1824
    Daughter Phoebe born
  • Age 46
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age 47
    22 Oct 1826
    Son Henry born
  • Age 49
    22 Feb 1829
    Daughter Louisa born
  • Age 49
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age 50
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age 50
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age 50
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age 51
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age 51
    16 Jun 1831
    Daughter Matilda born
  • Age 52
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age 52
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age 54
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age 55
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age 57
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 57
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 60
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age c. 62
    1841
    Residence
    Cripps Corner, Ewhurst
  • Age 61
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 66
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 66
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 71
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age 73
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age 74
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age 74
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age 75
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age 76
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age 77
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age 77
    20 Jun 1857
    Died at Ewhurst, Sussex, England