Thomas Boots

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Born	5 JUL 1761 , Salehurst, Sussex
Baptised	5 JUL 1761 , Salehurst, Sussex
Died	2 NOV 1852 , Tunbridge Wells
Parents	Thomas Boots (Father) Family Mary Jennings (Mother) Family
Marriage	Mary Stace — 1 JUL 1787 at Bodiam, Sussex Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

5 Jul 1761

Born at Salehurst, Sussex
Newborn

5 Jul 1761

Baptised at Salehurst, Sussex
Age c. 3

1764

Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
Age 7

26 Aug 1768

Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
Age 7

5 Jan 1769

James Watt patents his improved steam engine
Age 13

1775–1783

American War of Independence begins
Age 18

4 May 1780

First Epsom Derby run

On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
Age 21

12 Jan 1783

Daughter Hannah born
Age 24

Jan 1786

Son Thomas born
Age 25

1 Jul 1787

Married Mary Stace at Bodiam, Sussex
Age 26

Feb 1788

Daughter Mary born
Age 27

Oct 1788

Daughter Sarah born
Age 28

14 Jul 1789

French Revolution begins
Age 28

Feb 1790

Son Richard Henry born
Age 29

Feb 1791

Daughter Philadelphia born
Age 29

31 Mar 1791

Mother Mary died
Age 31

1 Feb 1793

Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
Age 32

Aug 1793

Daughter Harriett born
Age 32

Sep 1793

Daughter Sarah born
Age 34

Aug 1795

Daughter Ann born
Age 34

14 May 1796

Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
Age 35

Jan 1797

Son Josiah born
Age 35

Jun 1797

Daughter Elizabeth born
Age 37

Jun 1799

Son Thomas born
Age 39

1 Jan 1801

Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
Age 41

1803–1815

Napoleonic Wars resume
Age 42

21 Feb 1804

Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Age 44

21 Oct 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson killed.
Age 45

25 Mar 1807

Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
Age 53

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 53

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age 58

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 58

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 59

11 Jun 1821

Father Thomas died
Age 64

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 67

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 68

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 68

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 68

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 69

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 70

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 70

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 72

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 73

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 75

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 75

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 78

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 79

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 84

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 84

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 89

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 91

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 91

2 Nov 1852

Died at Tunbridge Wells