Benjamin Boots

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Born	OCT 1766 , Rye, Sussex
Baptised	31 OCT 1766 , Rye, Sussex
Died	APR 1844 , Staplecross, Ewhurst
Buried	4 APR 1844 , St James Ewhurst
Parents	Mary Ranger (Mother) Family James Boots (Father) Family
Marriage	Ann Balcombe — 4 JUN 1790 at Ewhurst, Sussex Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

Oct 1766

Born at Rye, Sussex
Newborn

31 Oct 1766

Baptised at Rye, Sussex
Age 1

26 Aug 1768

Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
Age 2

5 Jan 1769

James Watt patents his improved steam engine
Age 8

1775–1783

American War of Independence begins
Age 13

4 May 1780

First Epsom Derby run

On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
Age 22

14 Jul 1789

French Revolution begins
Age 23

4 Jun 1790

Married Ann Balcombe at Ewhurst, Sussex
Age 24

Aug 1791

Son Benjamin born
Age 25

27 Jan 1792

Son Josiah born
Age 26

1 Feb 1793

Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
Age 29

14 May 1796

Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
Age 31

22 Jul 1798

Daughter Mary born
Age 34

1 Jan 1801

Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
Age 34

May 1801

Mother Mary died
Age 36

1803–1815

Napoleonic Wars resume
Age 37

21 Feb 1804

Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Age 39

21 Oct 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson killed.
Age 40

25 Mar 1807

Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
Age 48

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 48

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age 52

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 53

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 58

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 62

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 62

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 63

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 63

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 63

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 65

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 65

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 66

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 67

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 70

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 70

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 73

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 74

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 77

Apr 1844

Died at Staplecross, Ewhurst
Age 77

4 Apr 1844

Buried at St James Ewhurst