Matilda Banister

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Born	16 JUN 1831 , Ewhurst Sussex
Died	MAR 1895 , Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Parents	James Banister (Father) Family Phebe Avery (Mother) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of William IV

Birth

16 Jun 1831

Born at Ewhurst Sussex
4 months

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
11 months

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 2

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 3

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 6

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 6

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 8

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 9

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 14

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 15

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 19

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 21

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 22

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 22

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 23

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 24

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 25

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 26

20 Jun 1857

Father James died
Age 28

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 31

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 32

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 36

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 38

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 39

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 40

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 41

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 42

13 Aug 1873

Mother Phebe died
Age 44

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 46

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 47

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 48

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 50

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 51

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 53

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 56

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 57

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 63

Mar 1895

Died at Ewhurst, Sussex, England