William Boam

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Born	4 SEP 1830
Parents	Henry Boam (Father) Family Mary Ann Daykin (Mother) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of William IV

Birth

4 Sep 1830

Born
Newborn

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 1

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 1

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 2

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 3

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 6

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 6

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 9

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 10

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 15

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 15

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 20

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 22

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 23

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 23

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 23

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 25

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 26

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 29

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 32

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 33

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 36

8 Feb 1867

Mother Mary Ann died
Age 36

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 39

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 39

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 41

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 42

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 45

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 46

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 48

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 49

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 50

15 Dec 1880

Father Henry died
Age 51

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 51

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 54

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 57

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 58

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 65

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 69

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 70

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 70

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 73

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 76

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 77

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 78

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 78

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 79

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 79

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies

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