Elizabeth Russell

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Born	1 FEB 1782 , Nutfield, Surrey
Died	9 APR 1869 , Dorking, Surrey, England
Parents	Robert Russell (Father) Family Ann Steer (Mother) Family
Marriage	Isaac Sayers — 11 SEP 1801 at Nutfield, St Peter and St Paul, Surrey, England Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

1 Feb 1782

Born at Nutfield, Surrey
Age 7

14 Jul 1789

French Revolution begins
Age 11

1 Feb 1793

Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
Age 14

14 May 1796

Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
Age 18

1 Jan 1801

Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
Age 19

May 1801

Father Robert died
Age 19

11 Sep 1801

Married Isaac Sayers at Nutfield, St Peter and St Paul, Surrey, England
Age 19

Oct 1801

Daughter Elizabeth born
Age 21

1803–1815

Napoleonic Wars resume
Age 22

21 Feb 1804

Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Age 23

21 Oct 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson killed.
Age c. 24

1806

Son Robert born
Age 25

25 Mar 1807

Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
Age 27

26 Jun 1809

Daughter Mary born
Age c. 28

1810

Son William born
Age c. 28

1810

Son William born
Age 28

12 Aug 1810

Son Edward born
Age c. 30

1812

Daughter Ann Sarah born
Age c. 32

1814

Daughter Jane born
Age c. 33

1815

Mother Ann died
Age 33

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 33

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age c. 34

1816

Daughter Lucy born
Age 36

6 Apr 1818

Son George born
Age 37

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age c. 38

1820

Son Edward born
Age 37

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age c. 40

1822

Daughter Emma born
Age c. 42

1824

Daughter Maria born
Age 43

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 47

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 47

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 47

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 48

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 48

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 49

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 50

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 51

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 52

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 55

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 55

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 58

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 59

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 63

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 64

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 69

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 70

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 72

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 72

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 72

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 73

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 75

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 77

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 80

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 81

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 85

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 87

9 Apr 1869

Died at Dorking, Surrey, England