Esther Ann Boots

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Born	MAY 1826 , Ewhurst
Baptised	30 MAY 1826 , Weslyan Chapel, Sandhurst By Cranbrook, Kent
Died	1878 , Hitchin
Parents	Benjamin Boots (Father) Family Sarah Boots (Mother) Family

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence	1861	Ewhurst
Residence	1871	Beacon Mill, Ewhurst
Occupation	1871	Housekeeper
Residence	BET 1841 AND 1851	Staplecross, Ewhurst

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

May 1826

Born at Ewhurst
Newborn

30 May 1826

Baptised at Weslyan Chapel, Sandhurst By Cranbrook, Kent
Age 2

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 3

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 3

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 4

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 4

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 4

Mar 1831

Mother Sarah died
Age 5

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 6

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 7

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 8

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 11

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 11

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 14

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 15

1841

Residence

Staplecross, Ewhurst
Age 15

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 19

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 20

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 25

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 26

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 27

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 28

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 28

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 29

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 31

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 33

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 34

Dec 1860

Father Benjamin died
Age c. 35

1861

Residence

Ewhurst
Age 36

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 37

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 41

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 44

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 44

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 45

1871

Residence

Beacon Mill, Ewhurst
Age c. 45

1871

Occupation

Housekeeper
Age 45

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 46

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 49

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 51

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 52

1878

Died at Hitchin