Kate Peters

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Born	1857 , Portslade, Sussex
Died	UNKNOWN
Parents	Mary Gale (Mother) Family Frederick Peters (Father) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

1857

Born at Portslade, Sussex
Year of birth

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age c. 2

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 6

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age c. 6

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age c. 10

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age c. 13

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age c. 13

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 15

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age c. 15

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 19

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age c. 20

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 22

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age c. 22

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 25

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age c. 25

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age c. 27

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age c. 31

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age c. 31

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 39

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age c. 42

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 44

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age c. 44

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age c. 46

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age c. 50

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age c. 51

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age c. 52

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age c. 52

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age c. 53

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age c. 53

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age c. 54

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age c. 54

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age c. 55

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age c. 55

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age c. 56

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age c. 57

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age c. 58

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age c. 58

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age c. 59

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age c. 59

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age c. 59

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age c. 60

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age c. 61

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age c. 61

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age c. 61

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age c. 62

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age c. 66

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age c. 67

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age c. 69

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age c. 69

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age c. 71

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age c. 71

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age c. 72

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age c. 73

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age c. 79

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII
Age c. 79

2 Nov 1936

BBC begins the world's first regular television service
Age c. 79

11 Dec 1936

Accession of George VI

Reigned 1936–1952
Age c. 79

11 Dec 1936

Edward VIII abdicates
Age c. 80

12 Apr 1937

Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine

Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.