James Augustus Banister

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Born	10 MAR 1822 , Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Died	1881 , Ewhurst
Parents	James Banister (Father) Family Phebe Avery (Mother) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

10 Mar 1822

Born at Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Age 3

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 7

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 7

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 7

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 8

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 8

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 9

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 10

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 11

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 12

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 15

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 15

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 18

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 19

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 23

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 24

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 29

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 30

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 32

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 32

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 32

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 33

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 35

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 35

20 Jun 1857

Father James died
Age 37

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 40

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 41

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 45

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 48

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 48

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 50

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 50

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 51

13 Aug 1873

Mother Phebe died
Age 54

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 55

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 56

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 57

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 59

1881

Died at Ewhurst