Horace Boots

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Born	APR 1819 , Ewhurst
Baptised	29 APR 1819 , Weslyan Chapel, Sandhurst By Cranbrook, Kent
Died	MAR 1889 , Broad Oak, Sussex
Buried	15 MAR 1889 , Weslyan Methodist Chapel, Broad Oak, Sussex
Parents	Benjamin Boots (Father) Family Sarah Boots (Mother) Family
Marriage	Charlotte Richardson — 1850 at Battle Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence	1841	Staplecross, Ewhurst
Residence	1851	Goatham Lane, Brede, Kent
Occupation	BET 1841 AND 1851	Wheelwright
Occupation	BET 1861 AND 1871	Master Wheelwright
Residence	BET 1871 AND 1881	Broad Oak, Sussex

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

Apr 1819

Born at Ewhurst
Newborn

29 Apr 1819

Baptised at Weslyan Chapel, Sandhurst By Cranbrook, Kent
4 months

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
9 months

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 6

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 10

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 10

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 10

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 11

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 11

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 11

Mar 1831

Mother Sarah died
Age 12

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 13

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 14

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 15

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 18

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 18

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 21

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 22

1841

Residence

Staplecross, Ewhurst
Age c. 22

1841

Occupation

Wheelwright
Age 22

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 26

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 27

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 31

1850

Married Charlotte Richardson at Battle
Age c. 32

1851

Residence

Goatham Lane, Brede, Kent
Age 32

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 33

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 34

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 35

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 35

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 36

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 38

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 40

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 41

Dec 1860

Father Benjamin died
Age c. 42

1861

Occupation

Master Wheelwright
Age 43

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 44

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 48

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 51

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 51

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 52

1871

Residence

Broad Oak, Sussex
Age 52

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 53

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 56

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 58

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 59

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 60

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 63

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 63

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 65

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 69

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 69

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 69

Mar 1889

Died at Broad Oak, Sussex
Age 69

15 Mar 1889

Buried at Weslyan Methodist Chapel, Broad Oak, Sussex