Walter Boots

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Born	5 OCT 1814 , Ewhurst
Baptised	18 DEC 1814 , Rye, Sussex
Died	JAN 1875 , Ewhurst
Parents	Benjamin Boots (Father) Family Sarah Boots (Mother) Family
Marriages	Mary Richardson — 25 JUN 1841 at Ewhurst, Sussex Family Page Elizabeth Spilsted — 12 JUL 1867 at St Martin in the Fields Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation	1841	Glazier
Occupation	1864	Auctioneer
Residence	BET 1841 AND 1871	Staplecross, Ewhurst
Occupation	BET 1851 AND 1861	Plumber

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

5 Oct 1814

Born at Ewhurst
2 months

18 Dec 1814

Baptised at Rye, Sussex
6 months

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
8 months

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age 4

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 5

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 10

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 14

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 14

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 15

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 15

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 15

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 16

Mar 1831

Mother Sarah died
Age 17

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 17

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 18

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 19

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 22

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 22

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 25

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 27

1841

Occupation

Glazier
Age c. 27

1841

Residence

Staplecross, Ewhurst
Age 26

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 26

25 Jun 1841

Married Mary Richardson at Ewhurst, Sussex
Age 30

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 31

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 37

1851

Occupation

Plumber
Age 36

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 37

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 39

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 39

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 39

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 41

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 42

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 45

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 46

Dec 1860

Father Benjamin died
Age 48

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 49

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age c. 50

1864

Occupation

Auctioneer
Age 52

12 Jul 1867

Married Elizabeth Spilsted at St Martin in the Fields
Age 52

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 55

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 55

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 57

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 58

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 60

Jan 1875

Died at Ewhurst